I asked, not sure of the name he had muttered.

He muttered something about the Public being good enough for him.

They muttered together on the other side of the door.

Her father muttered something and she moved more quickly into the room.

I muttered good night and started back to my room.

In bed later, he muttered something to the same effect, saying he'd had a hard day.

Two or three muttered to each other behind their hands as they looked at him.

He muttered something to the young man who had helped her.

They muttered to one another in a language he did not understand.

She muttered a word of thanks but did not move.

I muttered a few words of thanks and went out to the car.

He watched as the woman muttered something to the man next to her.

He could hear his mother muttering into the phone in the front room.

The girl muttered something about not being able to see to make notes.

It seemed to me he muttered quite a few more words than that.

"No more than you care for what will happen to me," muttered the other.

She could hear him muttering a bit over the phone.

They heard him muttering to himself as he went off.

The old man was still muttering, but the boy looked a little better.

Someone else muttered an order, and the troops began to move out into the night.

Around them the whole house seemed to be muttering to itself.

"We have to stop before someone comes looking for us," he muttered.

"You always said they were the best years of your life," he muttered.

But she would not answer, and only turned away muttering again, too low to make out.

But when he muttered something about going on at once, I did not even take the trouble to answer him.

I went in, hearing angry mutters from those who had come first.

Her plea brought mutters of agreement and support from several others.

In the stagnant air, each of his mutters was clear.

There were a few mutters, but no one disputed him this time.

That drew mutters of agreement from everyone who heard it.

His point was won, but he met with angry mutters from the listeners.

He did not hear the mutters of encouragement and denial.

As he turned away he heard mutters from the table.

That never happened; all we have had are mutters and whines.

There were mutters and dark glances as the men filed out of the room.

A few mutters of protest broke out, but he took no notice.

There might be a few mutters, but I have no doubt they could smooth those over fast enough.

Full of impatient mutters, he left with both the remaining guards.

She could be dismissed with a few vague, angry mutters.

Mutters of confirmation came from the group that surrounded Stick.

The Federal agent was grim; there were mutters from his lips.

The mutters became approving, including some from men who had sworn to kill him.

Mutters were heard in which the name of the Devil was bandied about.

They caught a couple of mutters to suggest he was having difficulty in fitting the door back into place.

Mohammed now had a bad case of the mutters.

Alan sank back and listened to the mutters of people who had better things to do.

But one officer pushed forward and said, to mutters of approval, that the risk was worth it.

At last the wind died, the earth stilled to trembling mutters.

There were mutters that she was a man-eater, but Brian knew better.

A further and greater stir, and now some mutters of fear.

You were muttering to yourself in a language I Had never heard before.

Stay in single file and mutter to yourselves as if you were praying.

Muttering to yourself won't solve anything. Tell me clearly what is bothering you.

"No." "Nothing that might have to do with why you've been muttering to yourself for the past week or so?"

The alternative is to use the included earbud-microphone wire, in which case you look like you're muttering to yourself.

"What are you constantly muttering to yourself?"

If you've ever left a movie theater muttering to yourself, "How'd that sucker ever get made?"

"And led you to hide yourself away in the corner of a restaurant and mutter to yourself?"

And you will fall out of that habit of muttering to yourself at 11.15 p.m., "Time to be thinking about going to bed."

"It costs $22," you mutter to yourself.

"You're muttering to yourself again."

'You mutter to yourself,' said the imp.

"What's that you mutter to yourself, Matthew Maule?"

"Goddamit, Dr. Smith, stop muttering to yourself."

Yes, I can imagine you in your little bedroom, the curtains drawn tight over the blacked-out windows, muttering to yourself : 'Brrrr, cold.

A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself - anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide.

HOW many times have you slowed down your car to stretch your neck for a look at a stranded driver and then continued about your business, shaking your head and muttering to yourself, "Poor guy"?