verb
ADVERB
▪ gruffly , harshly , hoarsely
▪ through clenched teeth , through gritted teeth
▪
‘I don't need a drink,’ she ~ed through clenched teeth.
▪ aloud
▪ loudly
▪ quietly , softly , under your breath
▪ silently
▪ sleepily
▪ incoherently , vaguely , weakly
▪ angrily , bitterly , crossly , darkly , fiercely , furiously , grimly , irritably , sourly , sullenly
▪
Helen began ~ing darkly about hospitals.
▪ miserably , sadly
▪ nervously
▪ sheepishly
▪ drily , sarcastically
VERB + MUTTER
▪ be heard to , hear sb
▪
A number of visitors were heard to ~ that it would not have happened at home.
▪
She heard him ~ an oath under his breath.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
She ~ed something about the incompetence of the office staff.
▪ to
▪
He was ~ing incoherently to himself.
Mutter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ apology , ↑ curse , ↑ obscenity , ↑ prayer , ↑ reply , ↑ swear word , ↑ word