to mumble under one's breath
1mumble — verb Syn: mutter, murmur, talk under one s breath …
2mutter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. murmur, grumble, mumble, growl. See lamentation, stammering. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To speak as if to oneself] Syn. mumble, murmur, grunt, grumble, sputter, whisper, speak sotto voce (Italian), speak… …
3whisper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. murmur, whispering, sigh, breath; hint, intimation, rumor, gossip, plot; aside, stage whisper. See information, news, speech, softness. v. murmur, breathe, divulge, reveal, hint, intimate. See… …
4faintness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Weakness of sound Nouns 1. faintness, softness, lowness, indistinctness; decrescendo, diminuendo. See sound, silence, weakness. 2. (faint sound) murmur, mumble, mutter, whisper, undertone, muffled tone(s); …
5whisper — [n1] rumor; information expressed in soft voice buzz*, confidence, disclosure, divulgence, gossip, hint, hum, hushed tone, innuendo, insinuation, low voice, mumble, murmur, mutter, report, secret, secret message, sigh, sighing, susurration,… …
6mutter — v mumble, murmur, Obs. mussitate, Dial. mump, talk sotto voce, talk under one s breath; swallow one s words, talk to oneself, slur one s words, whisper; grumble, grunt, Inf. grouse, complain, Yiddish. kvetch, Inf. gripe, Inf. bitch, whine. 2.… …
7murmur — 1. noun 1) his voice was a murmur Syn: whisper, undertone, mutter, mumble 2) they left without a murmur Syn: complaint, grumble, grouse; informal gripe, moan 3) the murmur of bees …
8murmur — 1. noun 1) his voice was a murmur Syn: whisper, mutter, mumble 2) the murmur of bees Syn: hum, buzz, drone 2. verb he heard them murmuring in the hall Syn …
9mutter — verb 1) a group of men stood muttering Syn: talk under one s breath, murmur, mumble, whisper, speak in an undertone 2) the players muttered about the salary freezes Syn: grumble, complain, grouse, carp, whine; informal moan …
10mutter — verb 1) a group of men stood muttering Syn: talk under one s breath, murmur, mumble, whisper 2) residents muttered about the charge Syn: grumble, complain, grouse, carp, whine; informal moan, whinge …
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