1
[ noun ] a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

Synonyms

murmur murmuring murmuration mussitation mutter

Related terms

sound mumble murmur

2
[ adjective ] speaking low and indistinctly

Synonyms

mumbling

Examples

"a mumbling parson stood beside the dying man" "muttering crowds of onlookers"

Related terms

speaking

3
[ noun ] a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

Synonyms

grumbling murmuring murmur mutter grumble

Related terms

complaint murmur

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Rhymes with

smattering guttering stuttering blustering fluttering smothering clustering sputtering tottering monitoring motoring mastering battering altering watering bantering spattering tutoring chattering shattering bettering towering flattering factoring scattering unflattering plastering fostering faltering measuring entering kettering lettering slumbering numbering thundering lumbering plundering wondering neutering splintering centering glittering shuddering remembering catering tampering pampering scampering pestering blistering festering honoring sweltering doddering murmuring hammering souring offering butchering cowering stirring covering coloring clamoring suffering staggering ordering soldering pondering meandering laundering wandering foundering squandering entering answering simmering tapering tempering conquering badgering slithering shimmering uncovering hankering recovering dithering bordering reordering prospering glowering scouring glimmering flowering during hollering withering gathering feathering picturing bickering lecturing differing smoldering warmongering acquiring inspiring inquiring tailoring swaggering retiring transpiring devouring papering neighboring hindering rendering conjuring nurturing severing lowering goering torturing soldiering manufacturing shivering posturing bewildering sobering whispering laboring flickering quivering censoring concurring lingering fingering whirring maneuvering savoring figuring wavering favoring puncturing spurring spring beleaguering unwavering flavoring whirring incurring recurring

Phonetic and Homophones

M AH1 T ER0 IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

Mattern

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