mutteringly

ˈmʌtərɪŋli

Definition

Definition of mutteringly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

communication

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in a low or indistinct voice

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He spoke mutteringly, making it hard to understand him.

inaudibly

emotion

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with a tone of discontent

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She answered mutteringly, showing her displeasure.

complainingly

discontentedly

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Origin of mutteringly

English, mutter (speak low) + -ingly (manner)

Examples of mutteringly in a sentence

The old man spoke mutteringly as he read the ancient text.
He mutteringly agreed, still unhappy with the decision.
She walked away mutteringly, clearly upset with the outcome.

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French:à voix basse, d'un ton mécontent, ...
German:murmelnd, murrend, ...
Italian:borbottando, mormorando, ...
Spanish:murmurando, entre dientes, ...
Portuguese:resmungando, com descontentamento, ...
Chinese:低声地, 不满地, ...
Japanese:ぼそぼそと, 不満げに, ...
Arabic:بِتَمْتَمَة, بتمتمة استياء, ...
Hebrew:בְּלַחַשׁ, בְּמַלְמוּל, ...
Russian:бормоча, недовольно, ...
Ukrainian:бурмочучи, невдоволено, ...
Hindi:बुदबुदाते हुए, बड़बड़ाते हुए, ...
Bengali:বিড়বিড় করে, অসন্তোষের সাথে, ...
Catalan:murmurant, amb murmuris, ...
Czech:mumlavě, bručivě, ...
Danish:mumlen, mumle, ...
Dutch:mompelend, mopperend, ...
Greek:μουρμουρίζοντας, μουρμουριστά, ...
Hungarian:mormogva, morgolódva, ...
Khmer:ដោយនិយាយរអ៊ូរទាំ, ដោយរអ៊ូរទាំ, ...
Korean:작은 목소리로, 투덜거리며, ...
Persian:زیر لب, با نارضایتی, ...
Polish:mamrocząc, pod nosem, ...
Portuguese (BR):resmungando, ...
Romanian:mormăind, nemulțumit, ...
Swedish:mumlande, muttrande, ...
Thai:พึมพำ, อย่างบ่นๆ, ...
Turkish:mırıldanarak, homurdanarak, ...
Vietnamese:lẩm bẩm, một cách càu nhàu, ...

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Adverb

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