muttering in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for muttering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

muttering [ˈmʌtərɪŋ] N U or C

stop your muttering and get on with your work

deja de refunfuñar or de rezongar y sigue trabajando

there were mutterings that the decision was a mistake

se comentó por lo bajo que la decisión era un error

I.mutter [Am ˈmədər, Brit ˈmʌtə] VB intr

mutter

hablar entre dientes

mutter (grumble)

refunfuñar

mutter (grumble)

rezongar

what are you muttering on about?

¿se puede saber por qué refunfuñas or rezongas?

II.mutter [Am ˈmədər, Brit ˈmʌtə] VB trans

mutter thanks/apology:

mutter

mascullar

mutter

farfullar

why don't you shut up? she muttered

—¿por qué no te callas de una vez? —dijo entre dientes

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shiftily shuffle/mutter

furtivamente

indistinctly speak/mutter

ininteligiblemente

Translations for muttering in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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chamuyar

to mutter

¿qué cosas chamuyarán esos dos?

what can those two be muttering about?

siempre está protestando por lo bajinis

he's always muttering under his breath o to himself

mascullar

to mutter

balbuceo

muttering

farfullar (hablar con poca claridad)

to mutter

farfullar (decir con poca claridad)

to mutter

balbuceaba dormido

he was muttering o mumbling o babbling in his sleep

muttering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for muttering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.mutter [ˈmʌtəʳ, Am ˈmʌt̬ɚ] VB intr

1. mutter (talk):

mutter

murmurar

2. mutter (complain):

mutter

refunfuñar

to mutter about sth

refunfuñar por algo

II.mutter [ˈmʌtəʳ, Am ˈmʌt̬ɚ] VB trans

1. mutter (say):

mutter

murmurar

2. mutter (complain):

mutter

farfullar

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to mutter sth under one's breath

decir algo entre dientes

Translations for muttering in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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susurro (no claro)

mutter

bisbis(e)ar

to mutter

murmurar (entre dientes)

to mutter

susurrar (no claro)

to mutter

hablar entre dientes

to mutter

muttering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to mutter sth under one's breath

decir algo entre dientes

to mutter about sth

refunfuñar por algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But the winchman is muttering something about that ridge being one of the few emergency rescue locations which truly terrifies him.

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Then the slow glide down final with the engine muttering in idle to cross the fence and level off with wheels skimming the wet clover.

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He would come on stage dressed in rags, acting drunk, muttering and complaining about trying to find his way home.

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I forgot to lock the front door or muttering tabarnak under your breath after you get a flat tire.

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One creature is utterly insane, muttering intentions of taking rulership.

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There are a lot of cackling and muttering and gesticulation and squawking.

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Gill notes that this working title captures the air of nocturnal suspension in which the verse tableaux are sketched... full of whispering and muttering.

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The acts of piety were bathing thrice a day, lying upon sand and worship with oblations of laughter, song, dance, sacred muttering etc.

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Thousands of martyrs did not go to their deaths muttering a numerical truism.

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The most terrifying moments mount up with near-orchestral detail: first the woodwinds, then the muttering cello and finally the shrieking violin.

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