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Mutter

To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or angry expressions; to grumble; to growl.

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Complain 76% connected

To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak…

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Complaint 76% connected

Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.

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Kick 76% connected

To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.

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Mouth 76% connected

The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…

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Plain 76% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Sound 76% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Speak 76% connected

To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to…

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Talk 76% connected

To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.

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Utter 76% connected

Outer.

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Verbalize 76% connected

To convert into a verb; to verbify.

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Gnarl 74% connected

To growl; to snarl.

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Gnarl 74% connected

To growl; to snarl.

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Mumble 74% connected

To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling indistinct manner, indicat…

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Mumble 74% connected

To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling indistinct manner, indicat…

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Mumbler 74% connected

One who mumbles.

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Mumbler 74% connected

One who mumbles.

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Murmur 74% connected

A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.

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Murmur 74% connected

A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.

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Murmurous 74% connected

Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring.

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Murmurous 74% connected

Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring.

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Mutterer 74% connected

One who mutters.

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Mutterer 74% connected

One who mutters.

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Synonym 11

Croak 92% connected

To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound.

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Gnarl 92% connected

To growl; to snarl.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Grumble 92% connected

To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.

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Grumbling 92% connected

of Grumble

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Maunder 92% connected

To beg.

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Mumble 92% connected

To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling indistinct manner, indicat…

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Murmur 92% connected

A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Murmuration 92% connected

The act of murmuring; a murmur.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Murmuring 92% connected

of Murmur

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Mussitation 92% connected

A speaking in a low tone; mumbling.

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Muttering 92% connected

of Mutter

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