mutter
verb (used without object)
to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
is muttering
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present progressiveof mutter (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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She is muttering to herself as she disappears into the morning crowds.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
As Politico reporter Erica Orden noted, Carroll's attorney complained "that Trump is muttering loud enough that the plaintiff's table can hear him."
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024
Somewhere Miller Huggins is muttering: “I wish I’d thought of that one.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Elsewhere, Giuseppe is muttering something about being “thick and glossy”, like a Head & Shoulders advert.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2021
Dad is muttering and snapping his fingers randomly.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
