to mutter (under one's breath)

  • 1under one's breath — {adv. phr.} In a whisper; with a low voice. * /The teacher heard the boy say something under his breath and she asked him to repeat it aloud./ * /I told Lucy the news under my breath, but Joyce overheard me./ …

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  • 2under one's breath — {adv. phr.} In a whisper; with a low voice. * /The teacher heard the boy say something under his breath and she asked him to repeat it aloud./ * /I told Lucy the news under my breath, but Joyce overheard me./ …

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  • 3mutter — 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… …

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  • 4mutter — 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.… …

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  • 5mutter — 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 …

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  • 6mutter — 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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  • 7mutter — 01. The young boy [muttered] angrily to himself when the teacher told him he had to stay after school. 02. She s a crazy old lady that [mutters] to herself and screams at shadows. 03. The old man was [muttering] to himself as he looked through… …

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  • 8smomidibah — can be used to describe a general sense of well being, not bad, not great, but just right. However, it can also be used as just something to mutter under one s breath (or out loud) when one is bored or wants to freak out one s friends. Know to… …

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  • 9smomidibah — can be used to describe a general sense of well being, not bad, not great, but just right. However, it can also be used as just something to mutter under one s breath (or out loud) when one is bored or wants to freak out one s friends. Know to… …

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  • 10faintness — (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); …

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