Definition of muttering in English:

muttering

noun ˈmʌtərɪŋ

usually mutterings

A privately expressed complaint or expression of dissatisfaction.
there were disloyal mutterings about his leadership
Example sentencesExamples
- When some local mothers got together to have a mass feeding session in the town centre, people walked past with furrowed brows and mutterings.
- But there have been mutterings at technology gatherings about a lack of news about projects.
- However, there has been a steady increase in mutinous mutterings from rail users' groups lately as well as from individual passengers.
- Not a good time to be leader of the Conservatives, beset by challenges from without and mutterings from within.
- Privately he can hear the mutterings of disapproval and disappointment.
- There were angry mutterings from the public during the explanation of standard engineering contracts and procurement processes.
- But there are mutterings from within over Labor's lack of policy and failure to attack the Government.
- Last week, for the first time, open mutterings within his own ranks suggested that, if he does not exercise one of those options, the decision may be taken out of his hands.
- Concerns were first aroused following the mutterings that came out during the resignation of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
- Lloyd met with gasps, mutterings and dismay - but there was nothing wrong with colour, he declared stoutly.
- And there were mutterings over the sharing of facilities at the centre.
- There may be a cabal of disgruntled former ministers on Labour's back benches, but they have largely kept their mutterings of discontent to themselves.
- In Viking days, there were probably mutterings about how mean and amoral life had become, what with all that raping, pillaging and so forth.
Synonyms
complaint, grumble, objection, protest, protestation, grievance, moan, mutter, carping

Derivatives

mutteringly

adverb

Then, as if struck by something in the appearance of the corpse, he mutteringly interrogates: ‘Is he sure gone dead?’
Example sentencesExamples
- From nowhere, a tiredness'll overwhelm him and he'll rise and mutteringly ask the waitress for her check and the number, then correct his Spoonerism but say ‘numbers’ instead of ‘number’ and feel too awkward to keep prying.
- In Parr's days most of the lbw errors must have been mutteringly referred to as a fifty-fifty one as there was no stump vision to highlight just how bad the decision had been.
- But, his thesping is not up to the character and the film weakens when he mutteringly emotes.
- McGary mutteringly replied, ‘I'll see to that,’ and dismounting, entered the circle around the prisoners.

Definition of muttering in US English:

muttering

noun

usually mutterings

A privately expressed complaint or expression of dissatisfaction.
there were disloyal mutterings about his leadership
Example sentencesExamples
- However, there has been a steady increase in mutinous mutterings from rail users' groups lately as well as from individual passengers.
- Concerns were first aroused following the mutterings that came out during the resignation of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
- In Viking days, there were probably mutterings about how mean and amoral life had become, what with all that raping, pillaging and so forth.
- There may be a cabal of disgruntled former ministers on Labour's back benches, but they have largely kept their mutterings of discontent to themselves.
- Lloyd met with gasps, mutterings and dismay - but there was nothing wrong with colour, he declared stoutly.
- There were angry mutterings from the public during the explanation of standard engineering contracts and procurement processes.
- But there have been mutterings at technology gatherings about a lack of news about projects.
- And there were mutterings over the sharing of facilities at the centre.
- Not a good time to be leader of the Conservatives, beset by challenges from without and mutterings from within.
- But there are mutterings from within over Labor's lack of policy and failure to attack the Government.
- Last week, for the first time, open mutterings within his own ranks suggested that, if he does not exercise one of those options, the decision may be taken out of his hands.
- When some local mothers got together to have a mass feeding session in the town centre, people walked past with furrowed brows and mutterings.
- Privately he can hear the mutterings of disapproval and disappointment.
Synonyms
complaint, grumble, objection, protest, protestation, grievance, moan, mutter, carping

单词	muttering
释义	Definition of muttering in English: muttering noun ˈmʌtərɪŋ usually mutterings A privately expressed complaint or expression of dissatisfaction. there were disloyal mutterings about his leadership Example sentencesExamples When some local mothers got together to have a mass feeding session in the town centre, people walked past with furrowed brows and mutterings. But there have been mutterings at technology gatherings about a lack of news about projects. However, there has been a steady increase in mutinous mutterings from rail users' groups lately as well as from individual passengers. Not a good time to be leader of the Conservatives, beset by challenges from without and mutterings from within. Privately he can hear the mutterings of disapproval and disappointment. There were angry mutterings from the public during the explanation of standard engineering contracts and procurement processes. But there are mutterings from within over Labor's lack of policy and failure to attack the Government. Last week, for the first time, open mutterings within his own ranks suggested that, if he does not exercise one of those options, the decision may be taken out of his hands. Concerns were first aroused following the mutterings that came out during the resignation of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Lloyd met with gasps, mutterings and dismay - but there was nothing wrong with colour, he declared stoutly. And there were mutterings over the sharing of facilities at the centre. There may be a cabal of disgruntled former ministers on Labour's back benches, but they have largely kept their mutterings of discontent to themselves. In Viking days, there were probably mutterings about how mean and amoral life had become, what with all that raping, pillaging and so forth. Synonyms complaint, grumble, objection, protest, protestation, grievance, moan, mutter, carping Derivatives mutteringly adverb Then, as if struck by something in the appearance of the corpse, he mutteringly interrogates: ‘Is he sure gone dead?’ Example sentencesExamples From nowhere, a tiredness'll overwhelm him and he'll rise and mutteringly ask the waitress for her check and the number, then correct his Spoonerism but say ‘numbers’ instead of ‘number’ and feel too awkward to keep prying. In Parr's days most of the lbw errors must have been mutteringly referred to as a fifty-fifty one as there was no stump vision to highlight just how bad the decision had been. But, his thesping is not up to the character and the film weakens when he mutteringly emotes. McGary mutteringly replied, ‘I'll see to that,’ and dismounting, entered the circle around the prisoners. Definition of muttering in US English: muttering noun usually mutterings A privately expressed complaint or expression of dissatisfaction. there were disloyal mutterings about his leadership Example sentencesExamples However, there has been a steady increase in mutinous mutterings from rail users' groups lately as well as from individual passengers. Concerns were first aroused following the mutterings that came out during the resignation of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. In Viking days, there were probably mutterings about how mean and amoral life had become, what with all that raping, pillaging and so forth. There may be a cabal of disgruntled former ministers on Labour's back benches, but they have largely kept their mutterings of discontent to themselves. Lloyd met with gasps, mutterings and dismay - but there was nothing wrong with colour, he declared stoutly. There were angry mutterings from the public during the explanation of standard engineering contracts and procurement processes. But there have been mutterings at technology gatherings about a lack of news about projects. And there were mutterings over the sharing of facilities at the centre. Not a good time to be leader of the Conservatives, beset by challenges from without and mutterings from within. But there are mutterings from within over Labor's lack of policy and failure to attack the Government. Last week, for the first time, open mutterings within his own ranks suggested that, if he does not exercise one of those options, the decision may be taken out of his hands. When some local mothers got together to have a mass feeding session in the town centre, people walked past with furrowed brows and mutterings. Privately he can hear the mutterings of disapproval and disappointment. Synonyms complaint, grumble, objection, protest, protestation, grievance, moan, mutter, carping
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