Collocations for mutter - verb
ADV.
gruffly, harshly, hoarsely, huskily, thickly, through clenched/gritted teeth
‘I don''t need a drink, ’ she muttered through clenched teeth.
‘I don''t need a drink, ’ she muttered through clenched teeth.
quietly, softly, under your breath | incoherently, vaguely | angrily, bitterly, darkly, fiercely, grimly, irritably, savagely, ungraciously
Helen began muttering darkly about hospitals.
Helen began muttering darkly about hospitals.
VERB + MUTTER
be heard to, hear sb
A number of non-British visitors were heard to mutter that it would not have happened in Frankfurt. | She heard him mutter an oath under his breath.
A number of non-British visitors were heard to mutter that it would not have happened in Frankfurt. | She heard him mutter an oath under his breath.
PREP.
about
muttering about the incompetence of the office staff
muttering about the incompetence of the office staff
to
muttering incoherently to himself
muttering incoherently to himself