mutter
verb (used without object)
to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
have muttered
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present perfectof mutter.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And when Alvarez absolutely obliterated Alvarado’s 99-mph, 2-1 fastball, he might have muttered more.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2022
The San Diego Padres could have muttered something about the Dodgers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
I might have muttered this once or twice.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 6, 2017
You may find yourself reciting the mantra that parents of toddlers have muttered since time immemorial: “The days are long, but the years are short.”
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2017
When there was long delay he is said to have muttered: "They will never do it! they will never do it!"
From Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence by George McKinnon Wrong
