muttering
noun
1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
Similar word(s): murmur, murmuration, murmuring, mussitation, mutter
Definition categories: event, sound
2. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
Similar word(s): grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter
Definition categories: communication, complaint
Sentences with muttering as a noun:
- I managed to catch a few of his mutterings.
verb
1. present participle of mutter