muttering

noun

1. （私下的）抱怨，牢骚
   complaints that you express privately rather than openly
   1. There have been mutterings about his leadership.
      底下对他的领导一直怨声不断。
2. 喃喃自语
   words that you speak very quietly to yourself

1. VERB 轻声说话;小声抱怨
   If you mutter, you speak very quietly so that you cannot easily be heard, often because you are complaining about something.
   1. 'God knows what's happening in that madman's mind,' she muttered...
      她咕哝着：“天知道那个疯子在想什么。”
   2. She can hear the old woman muttering about consideration...
      她能听到那个老妇人小声咕哝说考虑考虑。
   3. He sat there shaking his head, muttering to himself...
      他坐在那儿摇着头，小声地自言自语。
   4. She was staring into the fire muttering.
      她目不转睛地盯着火苗，小声咕哝着。
   5. Mutter is also a noun.
      
   6. They make no more than a mutter of protest.
      他们只不过是低声抗议了一下。

1. William went away muttering to himself.
   威廉喃喃自语着走开了。
2. She can hear the old woman muttering about consideration
   她能听到那个老妇人小声咕哝说考虑考虑。
3. He sat there shaking his head, muttering to himself
   他坐在那儿摇着头，小声地自言自语。
4. She was staring into the fire muttering.
   她目不转睛地盯着火苗，小声咕哝着。
5. He was in a right tizzy, muttering and swearing
   他心情非常烦乱，嘴里咕咕哝哝地咒骂着。
6. All work ceased, and the boss himself, looking at his watch and muttering, came out into the corridor.
   所有的工作都停止了，和老板本人，看着他的手表和喃喃自语，走进走廊。
7. And then before I know it, I've updated my local working copy from a broken repository trunk or innocently gone home and left the rest of the team muttering.
   然后，在知道消息之前，我已经从有问题的储存库中更新了本地副本，或者直接回家了，让团队中的其他人直抱怨。
8. Marcus stood up, muttering incoherently.
   马库斯站了起来，前言不搭后语地嘟哝着。
9. That evening he drank heavily, abandoning all restraint, muttering curses at those young fellows.
   这晚他没命地喝了许多酒，嘴里嘶嘶地骂着那些小伙子。
10. The cupboard door is stuck and I can't pull it open. Sarah was muttering away to herself as she did the washing-up.
    碗橱门粘住了，因此我拉不开它。萨拉一边洗碗碟一边独自咕哝个没完。
11. He went along muttering words and swearing.
    他一路咕哝咒骂。
12. He died muttering the words that were reminiscent of his experience during the pilgrimage.
    他死的时候喃喃自语，好像是在回忆他朝圣的经历。
13. He was pacing back and forth muttering to himself.
    他走过来又走过去，在对自己嘟哝。
14. An angry muttering ran through the crowd.
    人群中发出了愤怒的咕噜声。
15. So muttering, he followed his master.
    他心里一边这样想着一边就跟着自己的主人走了。
16. Meanwhile Turkey's security chiefs were muttering darkly about punishing Greece for abetting Kurdish terrorists.
    同时，土耳其的安全官们也私下暗算，要让煽动库尔德恐怖分子的希腊付出代价。
17. He left, muttering obscenities.
    他嘟哝着一些不干不净的话走了。
18. He was quite annoyed, and went off muttering threats under his breath.
    他很恼怒，低声咕哝着威胁的话走掉了。
19. For some time people had been muttering about the way she ran the department.
    人们对她的管理方式私下抱怨已有时日。
20. He turned and went upstairs, muttering to himself.
    他转身上楼，一边还叽叽咕咕的。
21. She was muttering threats against her neighbour's noisy dog.
    她咕哝着吓唬她邻居那条吵闹的狗。
22. People began muttering about the unfair way he was being treated.
    人们开始抱怨他受到的不公正对待。
23. He was muttering on the telephone so I asked him to speak more clearly.
    他打电话声音很低，因此我让他说得清楚些。
24. He shook his head in disgust and stalked off, muttering.
    他反感地摇了摇头，嘴里咕哝着大踏步地走了。
25. He was muttering things she did not hear, his lips were evoking feelings never felt before.
    他的嘴里嘀嘀咕咕，但她没有听见，因为他的嘴唇正唤起她以前从没有过的感情。
26. Are you muttering threat at me?
    你是在咕咕哝哝地对我说威胁话吗？
27. The king stumbled on in the hot morning sun, angry, muttering, damaged in pride.
    国王在灼热的阳光下急急忙忙走着，胸中升起怒火，嘴里嘟哝着，感到自尊心受到了损伤。
28. Han Jia, what are you muttering?
    韩佳，你在念叨什么呢？
29. We pushed through the crowd, muttering occasional'scuses'and'pardons '.
    我们挤进人群，偶尔说声“劳驾”和“对不起”。
30. Butler stood still instinctively while the door was made fast, and then looking at his watch, walked briskly up the street, muttering to himself almost unconsciously.
    这当儿，巴特勒本能地静静站着，等门关紧，然后看了看表，猝然沿街走去，几乎不自觉地喃喃自语。

noun

1. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

   Synonym:    grumblegrumblingmurmurmurmuringmutter

2. a low continuous indistinct sound

   Synonym:    muttermurmurmurmuringmurmurationmussitation