（尤指因不满、紧张或自言自语而）低声咕哝，嘟囔；小声抱怨。（也可作名词：咕哝声）
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He muttered an apology and looked away.
他低声嘟囔着道了歉，把目光移开。
As the meeting dragged on, she muttered under her breath about how little progress they were making.
会议拖得很久，她在嘴里小声抱怨他们进展太少。
mutter 源自中古英语 muteren，与表示“含糊地说、咕哝”的拟声或模仿性词根有关，描摹人说话不清、声音低而断续的感觉。其核心语感常带有“压低声音、不愿让人听清”的意味。
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