muttering [ˈmʌtərɪŋ]

例句:

• He heard muttering from the front of the crowd.
  他听到人群前面有人在小声嘀咕什么。
  
• 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。
  
• 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。
  
• I sat flummoxed and muttering like a superannuated ghost.
  来自M. Amis
• The muttering tomb / of a museum reading-room.
  来自fig.
• Drabble wanders muttering through her own narrative like a bag lady.
  来自NEWYORKER