mutter something about someone or something

mutter something about someone or something
mutter something about someone or something
to say something softly and indistinctly about someone or something. •

I heard him mutter something about being late.

Sharon is muttering something about Dave. What does she mean?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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