muttering

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
verb talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

His mutterings and ejaculations went on. — A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Mark Twain
“You fiend!” he kept on muttering. — The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
Don’t stand muttering and mumbling there. — Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë

mutter, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation

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