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muttering

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Muttering and good-natured laughter can be heard as they share their latest weights with each other.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Muttering, Mantle spun on his heels and walked to the other end of the dugout.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2020

Muttering about the housekeeper, Newsom angled two chairs together.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2018

Muttering in the seats can be heard onstage.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2018

Muttering to himself, he reached out, took the ball from Jeremy, and stared at it.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville