- mutter
- 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 his drawers for a pair of socks.04. The [mutterings] of scandal in the press are being dismissed by the government as hearsay.05. The students were [muttering] to themselves, reviewing the vocabulary in their heads one last time before the test.06. I wish you would stop [muttering]. If you have something to say, just say it.07. He [muttered] something under his breath and walked out of the room.08. The students were [muttering] something about having too much homework as they left the classroom.09. The young boy [muttered] an apology to his teacher and left the room.10. The old man [muttered] something under his breath as his wife stomped angrily out of the room.11. There is [muttering] in the street about the need for a change of government.12. One student was [muttering] to himself all through the test, and it was distracting some of the others.13. Don't [mutter]; your mother is hard of hearing, so you have to speak up.14. [Muttering] to yourself won't solve anything. Tell me clearly what is bothering you.15. There have been [mutterings] of a strike as a result of the break down in negotiations with management.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.