muttering

mut-ter-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Words or sounds spoken in a low, barely audible voice; the act of speaking in this way.

  2. 2.

    (as verb form) The present participle of "mutter."

Forms

plural: mutterings

Related words

See also: mumble, murmur, mutter
Synonyms: grumbling, mumbling, murmuring

Etymology

From Middle English muteren, probably of imitative origin.