| 单词 | muttering |
| 例句 | The elf was lying flat as a board, muttering a spell. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z One of the boys stared at the back of her exposed legs, muttering something to the others before chuckling. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I startle awake, squinting and muttering, barely able to process his words. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Still muttering irritably, he plucked the torch from its bracket and strode down the court. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z At the same time, the Team Freeze power-up vanishes from the glass jar on the pedestal, and the other avatars start to wander off, muttering. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “It was Snape,” Ron was explaining, “Hermione and I saw him. He was cursing your broomstick, muttering, he wouldn’t take his eyes off you.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z "Oh-my-father-and-oh-the-delight-of-my-eyes," began the young man, muttering the words very quickly and sulkily and not at all as if the Tisroc were the delight of his eyes. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Hermione left the room, muttering something that sounded very much like “Boys. ” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “The accused orphan girl Kira is here!” the door guard announced, and the muttering subsided. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I expect to weave through the crowd, dodging elbows and muttering “excuse me” the way I always do, but there is no need. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As he went carefully to bed, Werfel heard muttering in the elf’s room again, just like earlier. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z About the only audience he could count on was a bearded character everyone called the Mad Russian, who had been wandering Sequim’s streets barefoot and muttering to himself for as long as anyone could remember. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I guess I was muttering to myself—too audibly. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Ned heard muttering from beneath the windows and the far end of the hall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The people around them were milling about and muttering, clearly impatient for the trial to start again, so Chess hoped the kids’ movements wouldn’t stand out too much. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z As she gave the knot a jerk the change clattered to the floor and rolled toward Blount, who stood muttering to himself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Oliver Wood was crouched over a model of a Quidditch field in the corner, prodding little figures across it with his wand and muttering to himself. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z If Dad happened by he’d turn the light off, muttering about wasted electricity. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For every two she sent off smiling, one left red-eyed or muttering. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Bast stepped into the room, muttering under his breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I went to call him to supper one afternoon and I heard him muttering in the dusk. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As if to confirm my opinion, Denna scowled fiercely and squirmed away from the light, muttering something indistinct and decidedly unlady like. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She kept muttering: “Seven hundred and fifty miles per hour. Eight hundred. Eight hundred and three. Fast. Very fast.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Several grimy portraits had been scrubbed, much to the displeasure of their subjects, who sat huddled in their frames muttering darkly and wincing as they felt their raw pink faces. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Rohin was holding his almanac in his hands, muttering something under his breath. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The sound was getting louder, a muttering, evil voice from far, far below us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Women came and went, muttering and looking at her strangely. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I hung up, muttering to myself, “I didn’t want to see your silly old synagogue anyway.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She would always whip it off with a flourish, muttering, ‘Don’t be such a ridiculous little baby!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Just getting her into the parking lot had been a major challenge, but now she started backing away, muttering, “‘Jupiter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. Newman walks away, muttering “Delicious” as she eats her ice cream. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z We four children stayed out of their way and continued to vent our group spleen amongst ourselves, muttering about the unfairness of it all. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Later, after he had driven them back to their hotel, Poppy was muttering, “Holy, holy, holy.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Because every time she talks to him he starts muttering in a different language under his breath. What else would he be saying?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She heard Calpurnia muttering: “... no business fillin’ your head full of stories ... kill ’em if I could get my hands on ’em.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He was tired of people skirting around him in the corridors, as though he were about to sprout fangs or spit poison; tired of all the muttering, pointing, and hissing as he passed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She kept talking, muttering about Mexico, throwing her Mata Hari disguise on the beat-up sofa. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Exhausted and annoyed, he walked down the stairs muttering to himself, “Who in the world ever got this guy into this business? Does this poor baby know what the heck he is fooling with?” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He descended on them, muttering, pecking their hair, and peering into their ears. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In his new personage he was always cold, sullen, distant, contemplative; always wrinkling his brow and scratching his balding head and wringing his hands and muttering curses and complaints, especially on Fridays. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the opportunity came: Jackson looked down to straighten his sash, muttering something to himself. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He turned his head and was shocked to see that the young witch they’d captured on the southern coast of the Wandering Isle had hold of him and was muttering to herself in Ravkan. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the end the guard strode away, muttering about time wasters. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z But on hearing the old potter’s mutterings, he lifted his head and turned back toward him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Despite her muttering, she maintained her rigid dignity, her unchanged bun, her starched blouse, and the ring of keys that hung from her waist. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Dothraki were muttering and giving her strange sideways looks from the comers of their dark almond eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But in fact, the King was barely hanging on, could only rarely tell day from night, and basically spent his time in muttering. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Right between the shadow of the trees there was a smooth space, and over this he passed his hands to and fro, muttering words under his breath. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The commerçant paid it, muttering curses that seemed too strong for the early hour, since this was surely only the first irritation of a very long trip. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But Jaja glued his eyes to the window, and except for muttering the prayers, he was silent until we got to Enugu. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They all fell silent, watching him anxiously, but after muttering incomprehensibly for a moment he merely started snoring. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma stopped to pluck at some browned leaves in the garden as we walked to the car, muttering that the harmattan was killing her plants. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The following week, the school board met to decide on the model for the new junior high school—which was probably why Mr. Kowalski had been spending all his time muttering “classical, classical, classical.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Luke would have backed out, muttering, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z No one dared, not openly, though he heard mutterings mingled with the creak of wood and rope and the rush of the river around the pilings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The empty mouth caught the chill breeze and a hushed muttering rose from the cauldron’s depths, like the lost voices of the tormented dead. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The current eddied around its gaping mouth and the cauldron seemed to be muttering defiance. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z There was another sound, too—a raspy voice muttering something that I couldn’t make out. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z For a moment the sight of it gladdened the hearts of the hobbits; but Gollum cowered down, muttering curses on the White Face. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She was followed by her sister-in-law, who was muttering prayers, and by the driver, who did not have the foggiest idea of the purpose of their trip. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost dusk, the wind had dropped, and I saw old men squatting in the dirt, Papa and some of his cronies, muttering and smoking their cigarettes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever he was ill with the fever, or once when he fell from a tree, his mother would rub his body with okwuma, all the while muttering, “We shall defeat them, they will not win.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Kainene let Baby hold the dagger of the emaciated man who paraded the compound, muttering, “Ngwa, let the vandals come, let them come now.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sugar, she nodded and I went back to my dishes, but I heard her muttering. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Kino moved sluggishly, arms and legs stirred like those of a crushed bug, and a thick muttering came from his mouth. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z "I didn't even start it," I couldn't resist muttering. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z His hand was still smarting, muttering to itself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Lou, who was so tired he’d let Rob carry his pack, staggered into camp looking pale and distraught, muttering, “I’m finished. I’m finished. Completely out of gas.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As she attempted to call a second friend to kill more time, someone sat down beside her, muttering something under his breath. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z There was a ripple of muttering at this: Neville’s brows contracted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The family hens were attacking the earth, searching for worms and insects, clucking and muttering to one another like proud, fat little abbesses. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He went through the cycle four times, muttering throughout. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She listened intently, muttering sacred prayers along with profanities below her breath. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The old man dragged her well off the road into a tan-gle of trees, cursing and muttering all the while. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then she backed into the kitchen muttering, “Didn’t ask no one to send you here, no way.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The master left for London with much muttering on the part of his wife. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Grace rolled her eyes and walked away, muttering something under her breath in Spanish. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He would not suffer this helpless waiting, this sitting trapped on a little island muttering useless spells of lock and ward. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z All the conversations in the room stop, and the silence they leave in their wake is worse than the muttering was. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The ravens were the thickest here, muttering to one another in the murderers’ secret tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I move, too, muttering “Excuse me” to the people in front of me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Even Lord Commander Mormont must seat himself on the common bench, with his raven muttering on his shoulder. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I can hear the audience shuffling and muttering. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Light?” said Ron, but Hermione told him to be quiet until she’d looked something up, and started flicking frantically through the pages, muttering to herself. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Ron ran to pick up Hedwig, who was causing such a scene that there was a lot of muttering about cruelty to animals from the surrounding crowd. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Robert bowed politely in return, ignoring the muttering at the table behind him. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing other than muttering in front of those goddesses. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Dolorous Edd went off muttering of worms and spiders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The professor spent every lecture muttering inaudibly as he paced in front of the chalkboard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Someone was muttering, only a few yards away toward the Castle Rock. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Sam came to him a moment later and found him chewing something and muttering to himself. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A tiny voice whispered in her head, a low voice, muttering. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z But the young soldier only stood in the shallow grave and began to dig hurriedly, throwing out the dirt while talking in muttering tones to himself, and giving Jonathan angry looks. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I closed the door, muttering, “Well, but it isn’t your house.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It was like wind rushed through a noisy tree in fall, every leaf muttering something to its neighbor. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Snape was muttering incantations, pointing his wand at the wrist of the hand, while with his left hand he tipped a goblet full of thick golden potion down Dumbledore’s throat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And I was doing this one Saturday morning early toward the end of April—the 26th, to be exact—when I began hearing from a long way away a heavy muttering noise. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He handed in his forged tardy note, all the while muttering Stupid stupid stupid under his breath. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He got up and reeled around the yard muttering, “Where am I?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He slips between the tables and the people like he’s more liquid than solid, and I stumble after him, muttering apologies as I push people aside. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Out in the corridor, Flatnose was still muttering angrily to himself. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She was muttering angrily in Polish and Yiddish, untying the strings from my wrists, her eyes darting toward the hall. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Pushing Harry roughly aside, he knelt over Malfoy, drew his wand, and traced it over the deep wounds Harry’s curse had made, muttering an incantation that sounded almost like song. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Shae looked up at him, reaching out for his hand, muttering something that he could not understand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He kept muttering to himself most of the way. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The other campers started muttering among themselves: What did she say? The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z On the screen, a man was pacing in a bedroom, running his hands through his hair and muttering to himself, reminding her of, well, her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Noggle turns away from us, muttering something about the general and foolishness and princes getting their heads removed from their shoulders. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Alec grumbled and grunted a few times, muttering almost indecipherable words as he scooted off his cot and got dressed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then he would pluck and dress the body, working with such speed and authority that his boss no longer came muttering down the stairs, but only shouted from the landing for a count. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Jo saw and understood the look, and she stalked grimly away to get wine and beef tea, muttering to herself as she slammed the door, “I hate estimable young men with brown eyes!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad surveyed our work, counting the jars and muttering to himself, then he turned to Mother and said, “It’s not enough.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z 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. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The old man grasped the bowl in his shriveled, knotty fingers, muttering, uttering little grunts. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z My pride was such that I wasn’t going to let nothing stop me, but I was muttering to myself, “That man was right, this is a lot harder than cotton.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mutterings were chiefly to her husband; and he murmured, in reply, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The second night was same as the first, filled with moans and muttering, scratching, and the sound of teeth and claw. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps in a worn coat and a knitted hat like a tea cosy, sitting on a curb, with two plastic bags filled with her only possessions, muttering to herself. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, just as quickly, they were gone, and she was muttering something about dirt in her eye. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I could hear her muttering about me all the way to the end of the driveway: Uuugggghhh! Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Their heads clustered above the trunks in the green shade; heads brown, fair, black, chestnut, sandy, mouse-colored; heads muttering, whispering, heads full of eyes that watched Ralph and speculated. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z As they flew over the dark, twisting lane down which they had walked earlier, Harry heard, over the whistling of the night air in his ears, Dumbledore muttering in some strange language again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Before the mother went back into the classroom, she stood there and cursed for a while, muttering that those spirits that had sent the child to break her few plates would not succeed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z While he tapped, Ron continued to try to hit on the correct password, muttering strings of random words under his breath. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z This set off a chorus of mumbling and muttering throughout the crowd. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Papa tossed and turned, muttering in his sleep. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Walter and I take turns muttering placating things about family and forgiveness, but we both have misgivings. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He was muttering indecipherable calculations, while the Fellerings—the twin metallurgists—discussed the possible composition of the blue metal. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Officer Shrift wandered through the crowd, suspiciously muttering, “Guilty, guilty, they’re all guilty,” and, on noticing Milo, brightened visibly and commented in passing, “Is it six million years already? My, how time flies.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z So muttering, the lady shrew moved off, and Mrs. Frisby continued across the garden. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Lady Seymour still lay beside me, shaking her head from side to side in the dirt and muttering. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They set off together, with the servant girl carrying the child and the man driving them on, muttering to himself about the great insult that had been done him by this act of disobedience. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Neighbors gathered, giggling, muttering words of pity and astonishment, asking my mother how on earth I could have learned so much so quickly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My body was thrumming with anxious unspent energy, and I could hear Chubs muttering to himself, as if trying to work through the night’s events. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He got in the car muttering obscenities, floored the gas, and the car lurched forward. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Which usually gets my dad muttering about how hard it is to job hunt in Georgia while living in New York. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He stomped up a flight of stairs, muttering to himself. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And she forgot them all and lay muttering. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Almost immediately after that he shuddered going over a painted cattleguard on the road, muttering to himself, “It sure beats me how a handful of white stripes can fool cows like that.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Cussing and muttering, someone was frantically scrubbing his hair and face. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Merry saw many folk standing, looking up and muttering; all their faces were grey and sad, and some were afraid. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He kept pacing the deck with tears in his eyes, pulling at his goatee and slapping the side of his head, muttering, “I should have saved them! I should have blown up more stuff!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The crew began muttering and Archer raised his hands defensively, but Reed silenced them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z One of them spent the whole time mopping his face and neck and muttering foreign phrases which Lyddie was sure had to do with the temperature rather than the marvels of the Concord Corporation. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She pushed on doors, muttering panicked prayers, her face moist with tears, until one opened, and she saw, with relief, the outhouse, the well, the toolshed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The anthropologist closed his eyes, muttering under his breath. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Slughorn’s office,” said Harry, leading her up the marble staircase away from all the staring and muttering. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “This cannot go on. The other Elders are muttering. They...” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He didn’t turn around but continued on his knees, digging out nails with the hammer’s claw, muttering the words to his favorite chachachá. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Percy didn’t remember the old blind man muttering a final curse, but as Phineas dissolved and returned to the Underworld, he probably hadn’t wished Percy a long and happy life. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He stood staring at the tree, muttering soundlessly at it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He paced about die camp restlessly, muttering to himself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She kept muttering to herself, counting out yards of silk and calculating the number of strands her project would require. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He left the quay and wandered the city streets, muttering to himself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Ten feet higher and as far as they could see the muttering wall advanced before the braced-up waters like a road crusher on a cosmic scale. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z They were listening to the radio and muttering and shaking their heads. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They stand up as we pass, hitching grubby jeans over narrow hips and muttering to each other. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She listened to the crickets while watching her son play, muttering his lines to himself as he went in a circle around the field. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The Times ’ Handler, beside me, was taking notes and muttering under his breath, “Incredible! Incredible!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally, I would have run in the opposite direction, but the curses he was yelling were ones I was muttering under my breath against Doña Charito. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Mom heads into the kitchen, muttering, “Most people don’t think social visits are interruptions. Most moms don’t hear news about their child from someone else.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Papa was muttering something under his breath now. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It comes out, and I hear my mother outside, sniffling, and my dad muttering, probably holding her. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z If anything, from the glares being shot across the sand, the muttering, and the buzzing tension, it looked like things had only become worse. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z You heard me and you turned, and as soon as you realized I was spouting nonsense, you turned away and walked on, muttering to your friend, “Another nutcake.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Denna took a step away from me, muttering and rubbing at her eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One night that summer, when I was lying in bed and everyone else was asleep, I heard the front door open and the sound of someone muttering and stumbling around in the darkness. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He stretched out a hand that was as badly scarred as his face, and Dumbledore shook it, muttering words Harry couldn’t hear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They would huddle over the table awhile, muttering like conspirators, sipping tea or one of his concoctions. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z His words coming out of the stone became a voice that merged with all the others, not a murmur this time, but low voices muttering and chattering all around me. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The circle of men disperses, muttering disappointment; they were promised a fight. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl’s walkie-talkie lay buzzing on the kitchen floor, and Artemis could only watch helplessly as Butler’s sister strode toward the cell door, muttering about carrots. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He spent his days muttering dyspeptically to himself and singing naughty sea chanteys, with the occasional random earsplitting screech thrown in just to make you jump. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Peace then seemed to forsake our hut and I could hear my husband and children moving restlessly in their sleep and muttering, whether from hunger or fear I do not know. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I drove home slowly, carefully, muttering to myself the whole way. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Hodor carried Bran back to his chamber, muttering “Hodor” in a low voice as Leaf went before them with a torch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I could almost hear him muttering Next time I go to a different place. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Billy was muttering, “It’s wrong. I can’t turn it. It’s way wrong. It’s turned all around wrong.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no sound of shifting armor, no muttering or cursing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She heard him muttering as he clicked the beads on his abacus, figuring out new ways to pocket a cent. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Nearly Headless Nick, the ghost of Gryffindor Tower, was staring morosely out of a window, muttering under his breath, “. . . don’t fulfill their requirements . . . half an inch, if that. “ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The women in the queue are muttering, intrigued or scandalized or both. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Even his name is uncool—Pasqual is the name of an old Mexican man who sits on a dusty porch muttering about his lost chickens. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Afterwards, I didn’t really know what to say, so I kind of wandered out of the silent kitchen, muttering something about needing a shower, and headed downstairs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He would not eat any of their food, but he drank a little water and then crawled about under the bushes, sniffing and muttering. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As he picked through the shattered stone that had once been Maester Luwin’s turret, ravens looked down from the gash in the wall above, muttering to one another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This time the muttering was louder and angrier. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her bladder felt painfully, solidly full, as though it would burst and release not urine but the garbled prayers she was muttering. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Leo couldn’t stop grinning and muttering, “Classic. Classic.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ron was muttering to himself, “Take its legs off.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The boy, who had been muttering something about Harry behind his hand to his friend, promptly turned scarlet and toppled out of the hole in alarm. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Katherine stays put, flipping pages and muttering to herself about my inability to appreciate good fashion. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I may in fact have done so a little too swiftly on account of my disturbance, for Mr Farraday gave a small start, muttering: 'Ah, Stevens.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z After a while Gollum got up and crept forward again, muttering and shaking. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z We’ve been driving around for almost an hour, and Mama keeps making weird turns, swerving, and muttering to herself. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The diviner took the array of bones and shells in her fat hands, shook them, muttering incantations, then threw them on the mat in front of her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The people in the line turn to each other, muttering behind their hands. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Jon had heard gloomy mutterings around the cookfire, and not just from Dolorous Edd. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It covered its face with both wings, muttering to itself. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Her jaw tightened, and she turned back to her brochures, muttering, "I came to New York to see New York and isn't nobody going to stop me." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Hermione sighed and set to work, muttering under her breath as she transformed various aspects of Ron’s appearance. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They stood about muttering, half with blades to hand, each looking to the others for resolve. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The unlucky pair stumbled off through the nighttime woodland, gesticulating and muttering together, weaving a fabric of lies that they hoped would satisfy Cluny the Scourge. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I couldn't see what was chasing him, but I could hear it muttering and cursing. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Then when he thought of the weary painted woman and her thick lips, his heart swelled with sickness and anger and he sat there muttering to himself. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z At the entrance gate, Dad bought our tickets, muttering about the idiocy of paying money to look at animals, and led us down the walk. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then she walked up and down the line of bottles, muttering to herself and pointing at them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z With many bitter sidelong looks and some sullen muttering, the class opened their books. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Harry, Ron, and Hermione slipped and slid across the entrance hall and through the double doors on the right, Ron muttering furiously under his breath as he pushed his sopping hair off his face. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A group of adults looked on, refusing to move at the policemen's command, and muttering about Clifton. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He bent down again to his digging, muttering to himself. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z About three o'clock the quality of Wilson's incoherent muttering changed--he grew quieter and began to talk about the yellow car. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She ended each namaz with her head hung low, hands held before her face, palms up, muttering a prayer for God to bring victory to the Mujahideen. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He was still muttering to himself when he and Captain Prince started to drive to Boston. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat behind the wheel, tapping it nervously and muttering while I settled in the front seat and held Z in my arms. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I collected my books and stumped off muttering, “There’s an awful lot of this going around.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z We must have made a strange procession, my mother leading the group with her swift, proud walk, Deborah and Theresa skipping around her, my father muttering and dragging behind, and finally Ultima and myself. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards carried carbines and rifles with which they shoved and jolted the crowd of muttering patients back. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Other times, he asked for tea and then went on to examine the sugar bowl and the tin of milk, muttering, “The capabilities of bacteria are quite extraordinary.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The men, muttering words of encouragement, stepped away, allowing Jonathan to walk between them toward the fire. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Ron, who was supposed to be jinxing Harry, was purple in the face, his lips tightly compressed to save himself from the temptation of muttering the incantation. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The second indignity was hearing Marcus ask who it was three times and then pause, as if he were actually considering whether to accept the charges, before muttering a weary yes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Terry bustles in, half muttering to herself and half to the room. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Nettle was long used to following Turner’s suggestions, for they were generally sound, but as they went up the street the corporal was muttering, “There’s something not right with you, guv’nor.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Bobby couldn’t understand why the chief arbiter didn’t prevent this muttering, since it was forbidden by the rules, and he told the organizers that Tal should be thrown out of the tournament. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When I gave Horchow the list of names from the Manhattan directory, he went through the list very quickly, muttering names under his breath as his pencil skimmed the page. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard distant monks, meditating in the covered walkway, muttering softly. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Crying: My baby, my mother, my only, only love; groaning: My sin, my terrible God; screaming with pain, muttering with fever, bemoaning old age and poverty—how can they tend the wheels? Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s what he kept muttering in his sleep, the night we stole it.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “We all know him,” Lavadie said somberly, and the other men nodded yes, muttering agreement, some smiling, some looking grim. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she’d shuffle out of the room in her bedroom slippers, muttering about how she didn’t deserve that aggravation. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I ignored the windows now and walked along, becoming aware that I was muttering to myself again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He carried Errol to a perch just inside the back door and tried to stand him on it, but Errol flopped straight off again so Ron laid him on the draining board instead, muttering, “Pathetic.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The satyr trudged off, muttering under his breath. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All about them was a hum of whispers and muttering. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In the awkward silence that followed, Werfel heard the muttering of a spell. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Not far now, Hlao-roo, not far now,” he kept muttering, until he realized that what he said had become meaningless, a mere refrain. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Howard started muttering under his breath next to me, “Pineapple. Pineapple. Pineapple.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He was unable to turn away from the horror, and he kept muttering, “Some fire.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Mama Ya-Ya bites her lip, shakes her head, muttering, “How can it be mandatory if I don’t have a way to go?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Gervean sat in the row across from us, and Gran kept muttering to herself. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I ran full out, almost tripping over the huddled shape of Minerva where she sat, crouched on the ground, rocking back and forth and muttering words I couldn’t pickup. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He was working on a sermon and kind of muttering to himself. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Still breathing very fast, Harry heard Snape walking away down the corridor; Filch handed Moody the egg and disappeared from view too, muttering to Mrs. Norris. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Grover trotted around with a full plate of tin cans and enchiladas, and his goblet was full of double espresso latte, which he kept muttering over like an incantation: “Pan! Pan!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Finally, Big Ma stopped muttering and spoke her mind. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Seven kids killed by guns in this country every single day,” he’s muttering. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z There was stunned silence from my brothers, followed by a rising swell of muttering and hissing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He was also dimly aware of an ominous muttering all around the walls. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Tranquilino turned up his hearing aid, and, after fumbling in his pockets for a pair of glasses, he perched the cracked lenses on his nose, muttering, “Eh?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn up the volume on the microphone, but I still can’t hear anything but muttering. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Doli, still muttering angrily about his buzzing ears, rode last, as rear guard, although he flatly refused to make himself invisible no matter what the circumstances. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Supper was pease porridge and yesterday’s bread, and that caused muttering amongst the common men as well; above the salt, the lords and knights were seen to be eating ham. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He slumped down near the side of the path, muttering to himself and putting more snowballs together until he had a big pile. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Only Horace was unhappy, and kept muttering to himself that he wished he’d never caught that pigeon in the square. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z As he passed, a gust of icy air flew out and clawed at them, but he walked by, muttering, without pause. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It didn’t take long for their low mutterings to give way to louder commentary. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z By the time we get in there, she’s got the TV on, punching buttons, muttering, “Channel Ten...Channel Ten...” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Ron kept muttering out of the corner of his mouth. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I tossed and turned under the woolen blankets, and Mama told me the next day that I was muttering in my sleep, though she couldn’t understand what I was saying. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z An icy current wove through the air, carrying along with it hollow sighs and a swell of dull mutterings. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z But it came muttering and grumbling onward like a tired mammoth just the same. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He wanders away from the group, muttering something about fingers and toes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I’m warning you!”When still the tree didn’t move, Cole grabbed at the lower branches, all the while cursing and muttering angry threats. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z One jittery kid kept wagging something back and forth in his hands—in the dimming light, Venkatesh eventually realized it was a gun—and muttering, “Let me have him, let me have him.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if I was saying it as a prayer or muttering it as a way to push down the fear. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa was like a Fulani nomad —although he did not have their spare, tall body—as he swung his belt at Mama, Jaja, and me, muttering that the devil would not win. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He was looking all over the place, turning around, peering into the darkness of the entryway, muttering incoherently, and then he started searching the street again with his little red eyes. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Woke up with the worst headache ever, bleeding, and he was still there, muttering to himself.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Over in the bow, Leo whistled happily as he tinkered with Festus’s mechanical brain, muttering something about a crystal and an astrolabe. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She went on stirring and muttering, and telling Fern to stop asking about things no one needs to know or there would be no cake for her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z That night Lili could hear her son muttering his lines as he tucked himself in his corner of the room and drifted off to sleep. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I shake my head, muttering darkly on shaded paths, holding conversation with the only friend and comfort this world affords, my shadow. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He shouldered his way past me, muttering something I almost didn’t catch. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He scampers off, along with a few other fellows, the lot of them muttering curses but too cowardly to do anything more than that. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z There was a great deal of mutinous muttering around the room, which made Professor McGonagall scowl even more darkly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She looked up at my father who was still muttering to himself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The old woman was gasping for breath as she minced along and muttering to herself in distracted agitation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z June cackled with delight, muttering, “Whoops!” as a car almost killed them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Jiichan had gone to sit at the table with his head in his hands, muttering to himself. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The team started on, no less communicative than the two figures in the wagon, and the old man was left muttering angrily at his gate. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually Jake looked away, muttering something that could, conceivably, have been an apology. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That was the night that Asha first heard the queen’s men muttering about a sacrifice—an offering to their red god, so he might end the storm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They could hear the scornful whispers and muttering and feel the stares. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I was muttering the report out loud when my door opened. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Papa hadn’t left the house muttering too long ago when the doorbell rang. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Still, I was not functioning properly. I suffered several bad dreams last night. I awoke bruised and muttering.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Gum Baby climbed down my back and stalked around the raft with tiny footsteps, muttering to herself. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I found him poking through one of his lizard drawers, muttering something about a missing specimen. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Captain Snow shifted from one foot to the other, muttering huffily, “Me, in the wrong? Never. I won’t apologize to that cat! I refuse to!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It pecked three times on the white staff Nemmerle leaned on, and the old wizard ceased his muttering, and smiled. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z There was much muttering in the common room about the fact that Harry had now chosen two of his classmates for the team. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Lou was delirious and snow-blind, completely without sight, unable to do anything for himself, muttering incoherently. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Mo had only just sat up, wearily, and Elinor was rubbing her aching back and muttering crossly when they heard the footsteps. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Methuselah had sidled up into the bougainvillea bush right behind us, muttering, “Lubberlubberlubber.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Lola was pacing the floorboards, one hand to her brow as she skimmed through the first pages of the play, muttering the lines from the prologue. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He grinned at the sky, muttering, “Awesome. Awesome.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t fall, don’t fall,” I hear her muttering. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Downstairs he could hear Dad stomping around, muttering every now and then about the time and topsoil being lost with every raindrop. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Daddy fumbles for his keys and sticks several in the lock while muttering, “Please, God. Please.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Already a couple of Scots had turned and were muttering to each other. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Fine would later write that Bobby “was not yet strong opposition. My family remembers how furious he was after each encounter, muttering that I was ‘lucky.’” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After dropping his box, Julio, who was still muttering under his breath, picked up Paishon’s rifle before heading back down the trail. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He spoke loudly enough that the whole classroom was suddenly muttering, “America-gaeri!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Charlie grinned and went below, still muttering his words with the misplaced accent. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Dothraki eyed the sword as he passed; Dany heard curses and threats and angry muttering rising all around her, like a tide. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Behind her, Oz was chewing and muttering to Jak at the same time. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And for the first time she seemed to sing her prayers instead of muttering them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She was muttering to herself now, and I sat down at the kitchen table. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She let the mumbling and muttering that followed her words die down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Manya was forever muttering about the streaks of black tar that clung to my shoes and sneakers and rubbed off on the floor of the apartment. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He paces around the house, peering and prodding at it, muttering to himself and making small whistling noises. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Religion neither convinced nor moved him, and after hours of sitting in a pew, muttering prayer after prayer, he was in desperate need of some fresh air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Negro scholars in front of me are also muttering, saying some not-so-nice things about me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Master squatted beside him and began to search through the charred paper, muttering, “My research papers are all here, nekene nke, this is the one on my rank tests for signal detection....” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sela was the best; all the added muttering, dancing and trickery was done merely to enhance her reputation, to pull the wool over the eyes of stupid ignorant creatures. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I hear only muttering from the room at the end of the hallway, and I suspect this is another part of the game they like to play with us. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She brings me lemon balm tea to settle my nerves and starts cleaning up the mess, breathing hard with effort and fear, muttering about how she knew it, that thieves are lurking around every comer. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard my sisters stir beside me, muttering as they woke, and I knew it was working. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Mr Tibbs swam out of the room muttering unspeakable words to himself and wiping his brow with a white handkerchief. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “He kept muttering about wisdom’s child, the Mark of Athena, and the giants’ bane standing pale and gold. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She was still thinking about it and muttering to herself as she bumped headlong into one of the pirates. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Cora heard her going about her duties, sighing to herself and muttering invectives toward her absent employers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They pressed their heads tenderly against his bosom, muttering endearing and melodramatic lovey-doveys, even as they also anxiously listened to see if the old ticker really was on its last legs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Grumbling and muttering to himself, the dwarf led them to what seemed to be the sheer face of a cliff. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She could hear the muttering, feel the eyes upon her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The city passes in a blur of gaping Plebeians, muttering auxes, and a riot of merchants and their stalls. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z After muttering some words, Seed Collector handed another crystal fire to Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The conductor is walking away from us now, shaking his head and muttering to himself as he plods through the empty train car. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He tipped all the ingredients into a mortar and ground them up together, muttering a spell as he did so. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She is grinning, muttering, “Baby doll. Big windup toy. Chatty Cathy.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z On the stairs, someone was muttering, “If it’s not butter, it’s bacon.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Her mom paced back and forth, punching redial on the handset, muttering under her breath, how could you forget your only daughter’s birthday? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z As I went past, muttering a quiet 'excuse me, madam,' she turned and said: 'Oh, Stevens, perhaps you're the one to tell me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Again the boy behind Reynie snickered, this time muttering: “What makes him so sure he’ll be taking that test? She hasn’t even called the names yet!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She stalks away, muttering about twits who flaunt regulation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He circled around and around, muttering that we were disgusting pigs. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z After Dad had taken him for about eighty bucks, Robbie started muttering angrily to himself. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She stood a moment, clutching the spool of thread and muttering to herself. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z One woman was muttering, “Eddy, Eddy, Eddy....Please, sweet Jesus, please.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He drummed lightly on the top of the radio with his wand, muttering random words under his breath. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Frodo thought he could hear the voice of Gandalf above, muttering words that ran down the sloping roof with a sighing echo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When they saw me, she jumped like somebody caught stealing and hurried to the kitchen, and he sat up muttering something about a backache. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I saw him muttering to himself but heard him say, “Right, boss.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry thought wryly, he had still endured worse mutterings... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z We were not unforward nor imprecise in our criticism of our officers, muttering that cowering timidity was but poor cover for past incompetence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Now he’s pacing and muttering to himself, tapping his fingertips together. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z As he stirred with his stick, muttering curses into his stained white beard, he was thrown into a hysterical passion by Francie asking for a pickle from the bottom of the vat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Bessermann was always muttering about bread and cheese,” he says. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They shifted on the branches, muttering and raising their wings. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Mostly he fusses with piles of clothes the way he usually does, muttering under his breath, and glancing up at the clock. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Then, muttering thanks to the Goddess Kwan Yin, she flung her weary self into the armchair to seek solace in the uninterrupted enjoyment of the last inning. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She heard the old women of the dosh khaleen muttering to each other as they watched, and wondered what they were saying. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They laid the carved gemstone on the table in front of them and started to inspect it closely, muttering little scholarly notes to each other and passing the magnifying lenses back and forth. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Then she bustled around the room, muttering, sweeping the windowsill with her short-handled broom, straightening the bags of rice and flour and sugar on her shelves. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I found myself muttering a prayer, though I wasn’t quite sure who I was praying to. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Seeing that no answer was coming from Palmer, his mother gave up and walked off muttering, “Doesn’t have the good sense he was born with.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Harry went back into the corridor with Madam Pomfrey, who left for the hospital wing, muttering to herself. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z With a great deal of bustle, muttering reproaches to itself, the Dwarf half led and half supported Shasta at a great speed further into the wood and a little downhill. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z One or two gave Frodo a black look and departed muttering among themselves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Leon had lowered his voice and was muttering quickly into the cupped receiver. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z With this he slowly began to unpick his beard, muttering to himself meanwhile and taking the greatest precautions not to drop a stitch. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He just keeps shaking his head and muttering the word “ruined” over and over. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She served them while Min continued his muttering. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He starts muttering in Spanish as he nudges a piece forward. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He flounced off, swishing his tail, muttering about going outside to take the air. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She walked the streets of old Jerusalem muttering her new words in Arabic, sprinkling them down into cracks between stones. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Finally, muttering curses under his breath, the young man stormed away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “They told us the harpy was just muttering gibberish. They stole her!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It took several more minutes of reassurance by Mrs. Frisby before the shrew grudgingly moved aside, still muttering warnings. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He’s muttering something I can’t hear and conducting a symphony with his hands as he walks away from me toward a counter that has a hot plate with a kettle on it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Behind her the old man was muttering to himself. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He stomped around, brewing up tea in his enormous copper kettle, muttering all the while. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He began muttering something about “regrettable violence—must really protest,” but at a single glance from Jadis he became speechless. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Then he sat for a while, muttering to the bees in each hive. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The Toad stomped out of the Shack, muttering under his breath the whole way. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z At last she stopped before the fire, and said, after muttering and looking at it some seconds,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He took the blow stoically enough when Harry told him, merely grunting and shrugging, but Harry had the distinct feeling as he walked away that Dean and Seamus were muttering mutinously behind his back. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But she heard her muttering, letting off steam somewhere over to her left. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Then, as he reached his objective, he pushed these thoughts away, as a man apologizes to his guests, and leaves them, muttering something about a prior engagement. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But when I started down the side of the pool, she followed me, muttering about how boys always messed things up. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And then he rushes away, muttering something about checking on the announcements. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He, too, was muttering prayers, his hands resting gently on my side. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It began with a number of students, mainly boys, muttering that we should get tokens to compensate when Madame took something away. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As we passed Mr. Barley’s door, he was heard hoarsely muttering within, in a strain that rose and fell like wind, the following Refrain, in which I substitute good wishes for something quite the reverse:— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Stop muttering about the drafts,” Doli ordered brusquely, “and think of some way to get us out of here safely. If you’re in charge of a way post, you’re supposed to be ready in emergencies.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He looked around, eyes wide with confusion, muttering in a language I didn't understand. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “We should have a song about the Rat Cook,” he was muttering, as he staggered past Theon, leaning on his knights. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As Harry entered the Great Hall, heads turned in the direction of the Firebolt, and there was a good deal of excited muttering. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Only, in the far comer of the room, which had been netted off for Cully—loose there, unhooded and deep in moult —they could hear a faint muttering from the choleric infantry colonel. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered him muttering the words “a loan,” or had it been “alone”? Either one was spooky. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Dad stayed at the door until Charlie walked back into the woods, muttering to himself. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She looked back at Redemption, who was muttering to himself and letting out the occasional low, impressed whistle. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She’d overslept and now she was hurrying to get into her work outfit and muttering under her breath. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I heard Davenport muttering under his breath: “Good, good, good.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z All he could hear of the Population Police and Jen’s father were mutterings. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The building was still jammed with muttering people. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I hear her muttering a prayer to herself. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We can almost hear them, muttering quietly like the fire. Poem of the week: A Fire Shared by Peter Didsbury 2010-06-28T11:43:00Z But the mutterings about Cafe Society in the Cold War era were about its Communist ties. ‘Cafe Society Swing’ at 59E59 Theaters 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z "Actors muttering can be testing … you find you have missed a line." In defence of mumbling: there's a poetry in our quietness 2013-07-16T13:54:51Z As the night gained momentum, Jagger sang of wandering Central Park and muttering in “Miss You.” Rolling Stones open 2015 tour with sold-out gig at San Diego's Petco Park 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z He's seen sitting about in a studio and a canteen in his hometown of Lexington, Virginia: he's seen muttering to assistants, taking a letter from an envelope and slowly rolling his wry brown eyes. Cy Twombly and Nicolas Poussin: the odd couple 2011-07-06T15:00:01Z As hundreds of disgruntled passengers filed out onto the platform, cursing and muttering under their breath, we filed on. How psychopaths take over 2012-10-13T17:00:00Z So we elect a warrior whom we briefly regard as a hero, and then we all start muttering in corners that he has feet of clay. Sharing is in our nature 2012-08-13T11:45:00Z “Bernie Sanders was also there on a bench feeding the pigeons, and muttering to himself, ‘The top one percent get all the bread crumbs.’” Late Night Mocks Trump’s Appeal to Hispanic Voters 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The botched ending, which seems to come out of nowhere and leave members of the audience muttering in bewilderment, is a rookie mistake that someone at Manhattan Theater Club probably should have flagged. | 'We Live Here: ?We Live Here? by Zoe Kazan at City Center - Review 2011-10-13T02:01:11Z I kept muttering some increasingly profanity-laced variation of “This is actually hard!” ‘Not Much Scares Me.’ Then She Entered the Haunted House. 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Hall seizes upon recent accusations that actors and presenters are muttering and mumbling their way through scripts. In defence of mumbling: there's a poetry in our quietness 2013-07-16T13:54:51Z First comes the soporific: When we enter the theater, Louis is already at a desk, uplit by a laptop, muttering as he types what is evidently this script. Review: In ‘Who Killed My Father,’ an Inquest and an Indictment 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z I’m talking about extended musical scenes like the opening sequence of “Sweeney,” with its screeching factory whistle, its busy ballad, its turbulent Thames-side mutterings, its comedy charm and yearning regret. It’s Not the Music. It’s Not the Lyrics. It’s the Drama. 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z But these mutterings are too disconnected and abstract to register as profound insights by a man in the process of self-discovery. Movie Review: Jeremy Irons and Lena Olin Star in ‘Night Train to Lisbon’ 2013-12-05T23:12:57Z “My guitar playing is almost as bad as my stage banter,” she said, muttering something about busking in Rome. Listen to Sinéad O’Connor 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z The national tour has also provoked some cynical mutterings. 50 years of 'Cabaret': How the 1966 musical keeps sharpening its edges for modern times 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Hatcher catches his breath, before muttering, "I hope they weren't triplets." The ancient history of adding insult to injury 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Conviviality and bonhomie carry him to the 45-minute mark, but then bored muttering starts be heard in the auditorium. Michael Winner: statesman of film 2011-03-17T22:15:02Z He started muttering darkly about how winners like him didn’t listen to words like “no” or “stop”. So long, Dennis Reynolds – you might just be TV's greatest monster 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Gomez takes notes on the changes, but some of the other musicians start muttering. Why mariachi music matters in the age of Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Lewis worked with terse melodic shapes and the occasional expressive indulgence, like a nubby, muttering tirade played with one palm covering his mute. Review: A New-Music Concert by the Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z “Welcome to Vietnam,” she offered cheerily, as I skulked away muttering. Personal Journeys: The Tricks and Trials of Traveling While Fat 2010-10-21T00:45:00Z The busy person already overwhelmed by the abundance of gripping TV may be muttering, more? Walter Presents: A Chic TV Boutique With a Foreign Accent 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z After Izzy escaped his clutches for a night out and was duly mugged, Gary flipped into action, locking himself and Izzy in their flat, occasionally peeping through the blinds and muttering about "sightlines". Daniel Maier's World of lather 2011-08-05T23:04:00Z James's model is anathema to the A's scouts, parchment-skinned geezers who consider themselves the Supreme Court of baseball wisdom, muttering mantras like "five tools" and "good face" as if they were the Bill of Rights. Moneyball: Brad Pitt Legs Out a Triple 2011-10-06T18:50:00Z Later, he gulped a few of the half-finished mimosas that had been left on the patio, muttering, “Each one of those looks like a five-dollar bill flying away.” Modern Love: We Should Dance While We Can 2010-11-28T04:30:00Z No doubt muttering: “What kind of person does this?” How was lockdown living with my partner? So good I missed her when she went to the balcony 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z If, after reading that, you found yourself muttering, "what the hell is Lensa?" Lensa is turning us into AI thirst trappers with its ubiquitous portrait app 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Occasionally harassed by a pair of cops, he’s mostly left to spend his days muttering and shooting those squirrels with a bow and arrow. Review: Whimsy, Horror and Missing Bones in ‘Hunter John and Jane’ 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z And Barry — whose spirited stabs at conversation trail off into sad, incomprehensible mutterings — has a daughter, a little older than Ez, with whom relations of late have been seriously strained. Alan Ayckbourn’s Latest, ‘Arrivals & Departures’ 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z A mile or so into the journey, the man started muttering under his breath, cursing Palestine and Israel. Experience: I escaped from a serial killer 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Alfredson opened his film with snow drifting out of the night sky and the image of a pale blond boy stabbing the air with a knife and muttering a series of threats into the darkness. 'Let Me In' Review: A Vampire Remake Worth Welcoming 2010-10-16T14:35:00Z Perhaps you returned home and threw their toys, clothes and shoes violently into their respective hampers muttering foul imprecations under and indeed occasionally above your breath as you did so. Toddlers and Tiaras 2010-05-18T05:45:00Z There’s the cartoonish way she bats her eyelashes, or her lingering stone-faced stare, or the way she softens the edges of a joke by muttering, “So silly.” Cracking Jokes Right Before the World Turned Upside Down 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z It was sharp and edgy and Mark can be seen in the skybox muttering, “Daaaang.” 'Dancing with the Stars' Watch: Chaos Rules on The Switch Up 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z We could banter with our bodega guys or older neighbors mask-free, which meant we could reasonably understand what our fellow citizens were muttering and feeling, or the four-lettered words they might be directing at us. John Wilson Reveals the Absurd Poetry of New York 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z At midday, the bar was all dark wood and filtered light, muttering male voices, and the faint whoosh of glasses filling with beer. What Do You Get When You Cross Mark Morris With Samuel Beckett? 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Talking directly to camera, Ian Hart catches the spark of genius that, without superstar status, looks like muttering madness. Have you been watching … Playhouse Presents? 2013-05-23T10:56:37Z I raised my eyebrows at his hand, and he let go, muttering something that could have been an apology. Who says sex work isn't compatible with a happy home life? 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z The production has long been criticised but I really like phasing, backwards tapes and weird mutterings. Savage on Beefheart 2010-12-22T13:46:32Z I remember muttering to myself in a haze of weed smoke and Guinness that it was "all about the second Drop". 10 reasons to wish FWD>> a happy 10th birthday 2011-08-19T15:08:48Z This woman sounds like a crank and did far more muttering than necessary. Social Q?s: My Plate Is Full. Yours Is Borrowed. 2010-12-30T22:16:22Z It cleverly sets us up for disappointment: Marty waking up—in his bedroom, listening to Huey Lewis, under a poster of “Sports”—and muttering, “What a nightmare!,” as if it had all been a dream. Happy “Back to the Future” Day 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Don’t come straggling into the office one morning muttering, “First, gout. Now ague, biliousness, lumbago, Saint Vitus’s dance and dropsy. What’s next, apoplexy?” Perspective | Gene Weingarten: A few (end of) life hacks for the young geezers 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Tesori stood up, muttering, “I have to close that door myself.” How They Assembled the ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Puzzle 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Again, considering Durst's known tendency for muttering to himself on live mics, why didn't someone listen to all the audio sooner in the editing process? Questions we'd like to ask 'The Jinx's' Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z But he always seems at ease, whether muttering asides in the playful “Cabaret,” pleading in falsetto during “Take Back the Night” or playing it fragile in “Pair of Wings.” Justin Timberlake, 'The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2' review 2013-09-30T05:20:00Z December is the season of list-making and Top 10 compiling, but when I mention this to other critics, it's been getting winces and shrugs and mutterings that 2010 hasn't been a vintage year. Peter Bradshaw's best films of 2010 2010-12-01T16:31:00Z Petronio, an absurd if slightly menacing captain in grey beard and wellies, stomps around unfurling ropes and muttering vicious curses at everyone in his way. Stephen Petronio Company ? review 2010-10-07T21:45:00Z The security guard manning the lift glared disapprovingly at our muddy boots, muttering something to Sasha, who lectured something back. A Test Run at Russia’s Olympic Hopeful 2013-12-20T16:51:32Z From his flipped-out writing, I pictured a wild-eyed comedy dervish, muttering and slobbering like the Tasmanian Devil. Jack Handey Is the Envy of Every Comedy Writer in America 2013-07-15T19:46:10Z But one person who still seemed miffed was Mr. Williams’s 87-year-old mother, Betty, who was muttering darkly about the moment of onstage glory stolen from her son. A Night Out With | Roger Ross Williams: First Indie, Now Oscar 2010-03-12T22:30:00Z When I’m bent over my keyboard muttering sacred names, it means something quite different. Work Advice: How to handle a boss who puts religion first at the office 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Then a live microphone catches Durst in the bathroom, muttering to himself: 'The Jinx' finale recap: 'Killed them all, of course' 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Instead, he reveals David gradually through the dark looks, flashes of anger and sinister mutterings that herald the eventual conflagrations. | 'All Good Things': Assorted Acts of Betrayal Among the Moneyed and Dysfunctional 2010-12-02T22:59:00Z First there were mutterings, then there were street protests, but now Barcelona is showing signs of “tourist phobia”, the city’s guides are warning. Will the citizens of Barcelona revolt against soaring tourist numbers? 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Seamstress Kyu Nan Lee is muttering to herself in a thick accent. Lonnae O’Neal: Promzilla — out of control, and at a high school near you 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The show’s final rooms, which plunge us into the visionary mutterings, masterly drawing and Afrofuturistic costume fantasias of Rammellzee — in many ways the true star of the show — are mind-altering. Review | From Basquiat to ‘Black Panther’: How graffiti went mainstream 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Despite hearing the “quiet, muttering stream of well-wishers,” he feels harshly appraised. Review | Honoring the dead? Nathan Englander’s ‘kaddish.com’ imagines there’s an app for that. 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z It’s that vim that has propelled Ms. Galás to continually breach the limits of music, improvising, mixing classical bel canto singing with demonic shrieks, muttering and glossolalic runs. Diamanda Galás, Still Wild and Primal, Returns to the New York Stage 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z That person over there is muttering to an invisible boss in the sky? Oh God! The lord’s my sex guru: Pious perverts, quasi-incestuous misogyny and the twisted world of religious sexual repression 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Soon Paul reaches his limit, gets up and trudges up the stars, muttering quietly to himself all the while. "Breeders" feels your parenting pain and cusses right along with you 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z There were a few mutterings that we should have called our group Writers Against Trump. This feminist is sticking with Bernie Sanders: Why Hillary backers need to take another long, honest look 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z World War I’s chief cultural product was irony, he found, as illustrated by the muttering, cynical language of the men on the battle lines and their governments’ fatuous appeals to patriotism. Paul Fussell, Literary Scholar and Critic, Is Dead at 88 2012-05-23T22:21:26Z Punctuation favours the dash, the casual grammar of someone muttering to himself, or thinking aloud. Poem of the week: Among His Books by Edith Nesbit 2012-10-01T12:07:58Z In the climactic scene of “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” he could be heard in a bathroom muttering: “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.” Prosecutor exposes lies, questions Durst’s credibility 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z You could almost hear them muttering: you don't get this trouble with goats. Rewind TV: Panda Makers; Operation Mincemeat; The House That Made Me; The Day John Lennon Died; The Nation's Favourite Abba Song 2010-12-12T00:06:00Z Pawing pallidly at their instruments, muttering doggerel into their collars, they sound like nothing so much as that first, staggeringly inept band you formed for a giggle with your schoolmates. The Libertines: by no stretch of the imagination a great band 2010-08-18T11:54:00Z The range of acting styles, which run from amateurish exaggeration to Ms. Dukakis’s almost Method-like muttering, gives this production a wobbly diffuseness. Critic’s Notebook: Watching ‘Mother Courage’ and ‘Beauty Queen of Leenane’ 2013-08-19T21:54:46Z They may be clever, but they are not secretly noble, because they're more like that person muttering angrily to herself next to you on a crowded train. Melissa McCarthy, as you haven't seen her: Why her "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" Oscar nod is a thrill 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z I could have sworn I heard muttering among the boxes I’d never unpacked — the ones in the house I’d fled to on the way to ending a marriage. Kitchen confidential: How I downsized the most important room in the house 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, Giuseppe is muttering something about being “thick and glossy”, like a Head & Shoulders advert. The Great British Bake Off 2021: episode four – live 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Then, the episode ended with Mr. Durst muttering to himself, perhaps confessing, as he marched off to the bathroom, still wearing his microphone from the interview. As Durst Murder Case Goes Forward, HBO’s Film Will Also Be on Trial 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z But as its bad vibes accumulate, “‘Cheerful Weather” exhibits all the energy of a disgruntled wedding guest muttering complaints under his breath. Movie Review: ‘Cheerful Weather for the Wedding,’ With Elizabeth McGovern 2012-12-06T21:22:23Z The defendant sits in the dock, wearing a navy fleece and trousers; it is 10am and he is drunk, muttering and shaking his head. 'It's always high drama. It's somebody's life at stake': inside British rape trials 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z But it was a practical choice for a humid, midwinter evening of 55 degrees, which had everyone muttering “global warming.” ‘Homeland’ Toasts Its Final Season 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Because he is a close friend of my husband’s, I bit my lip, and hobbled to another room, muttering some excuse. Lectures about health, fitness don’t sit well with new mom 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z The artist wandered about, muttering about whether cake might be forthcoming. The Bruce Lacey Experience - review 2012-07-06T17:08:31Z But during the Bush years he was very important: There was such a guarded, muttering, poor excuse for an argument in the country. Jon Stewart fought the good fight during the Bush era: “You had the mainstream media … reduced to taking seriously the garbage that was coming out of the right” 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Edward exits, muttering things to himself in Latin. Ten-minute 'Twilight': what 'Eclipse' would look like as a film short 2010-06-25T21:40:00Z James' model is anathema to the A's scouts, parchment-skinned geezers who consider themselves the Supreme Court of baseball wisdom, muttering mantras like "five tools" and "good face" as if they were the Bill of Rights. Moneyball at Toronto: Brad Pitt Hits a Solid Triple 2011-09-10T14:05:00Z Listen closely, and you can hear him muttering “Whatever, we can fix that later” in between every take. A millionaire, his meth addiction and the horror movie 15 years in the making 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z She declines, and he walks away muttering something obscene. Dark star: Julia Davis 2010-04-10T23:10:00Z Hiding behind a stone wall, in work clothes flecked with hay, Mr. McAllen would listen to this blow-in poet muttering to himself. The Tower That Enchanted Yeats 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z First a low muttering in my ear, then, further off, a sound like a cooing dove. A piece of performance art set in darkness made me see the light 2012-06-14T16:16:32Z It also means a long day that annually inspires muttering and clenched teeth from awards strategists and journalists. 'Birdman,' 'Grand Budapest' top Critics Choice Awards nominations 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Americans, as nearly every movie and television show ever made will attest, like to half-heartedly take a sip of orange juice while rushing out the door muttering something about already being late. Enjoy your breakfast as Europeans do — slathered in butter and showered in chocolate 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Bent over, he wobbles along the bank of the Seine, tapping a cane and muttering, as if to himself, instead of the bodyguards trailing him. Movie Review: ‘Holy Motors,’ From the French Filmmaker Leos Carax 2012-10-16T23:37:21Z He begins weeping and muttering and starting a dialogue with his father. The search for my inner ‘hero’: a modern masculinity retreat 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Instead of pious statements about poverty, or portentous mutterings on the importance of American leadership, Mr Sharma sees the world from the ruthless and restless perspective of an investor. The long road 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Yet often I responded to Laura Dassow Walls’s compelling narrative with mutterings such as “I never knew that” and “I hadn’t thought of it that way.” This new biography of Henry David Thoreau is the masterpiece he deserves 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Then Marnie and Antonia start having a tense conversation, which is awkward since they are both muttering at each other out of the same mouth. True Blood 4x10: Bloodbath at the Tolerance Festival 2011-08-29T11:30:00Z The formula, which may be roughly stated as dragging the past into the present, is simple and tested: You have Cleopatra saying, "Oh, no, she didn't," or Napoleon muttering, "Well, that was awkward." 'Galavant' musical comedy on ABC is worth the short journey 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z In the famous Fugu fish episode, he takes the knife from the Japanese sushi chef and slices the poisonous fugu up himself, muttering “Tasty fish!” as he gulps the raw slices down. The kimchi revolution: How Korean-American chefs are changing food culture 2014-04-07T23:00:00Z There’s Doris’s dowager-dumpster wardrobe and topsy-turvy Staten Island house, along with her mutterings and facial contortions, which seem one tic away from a medical diagnosis and sound the bag-lady alert. Review: ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris,’ About an Older Woman’s Love for a Much Younger Man 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z As the stagehand knelt beside me, winching chains and muttering into a headset, I had the urge to ask, “Is that being done to code, young man?” 'Absinthe' in L.A.: Like Cirque du Soleil on Red Bull and vodka 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z It’s as if the road itself, defeated by nature, walked away muttering. King of the banana republic 2012-06-03T21:00:00Z Evans asked before muttering under her breath, “Get out now.” At Rockaway, Dancing for the Sea, the Sky, the Sand and the Birds 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The score begins unobtrusively with quiet low notes in the orchestra and a muttering chorus sounding far away. L.A. Phil alum Lionel Bringuier wows in Zurich 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Of course, this being a public area, there were also sounds of people milling about and muttering to one another. Music Review: I?m Playing With the Orchestra. Leave a Message After the Beep. 2011-02-23T23:22:28Z He ascends an endless spiral staircase, muttering and gesturing angrily. Takeshi Murata: ‘OM Rider’ 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z His many munificent mutterings include: the Shadowy Shades of the Seraphim, the Seven Rings of Raggadorr and — who can forget? — the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth. 10 Things You Need to Know Before Seeing ‘Doctor Strange’ 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z There have long been mutterings that Game of Thrones has a particular issue with women and sexual violence. Game of Thrones walks fine line on rape: how much more can audiences take? 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z All I do is do my work, go on tour, and walk in the woods muttering to myself. T.C. Boyle discusses "The Lie" in movies 2011-11-18T19:29:19Z See what I mean about muttering to myself? 'Saints! Samovars! Romance! Magic! And a guy gets cut in half': Leigh Bardugo on Shadow and Bone 2013-07-19T15:18:00Z "For long stretches, his absent-minded muttering was barely audible even from the sixth row of the stalls," he says. What to say about ... Sam Mendes's Bridge Project 2010-06-28T15:04:00Z It could leave you muttering the series’s mantra, “glamour equals swagger,” in your sleep. Designer Jonathan Adler on how to find your decorating style 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The other women were not impressed by Corinne’s use of the bouncy castle, sucking their teeth and muttering about Nick’s wifely ambitions. 'The Bachelor' Watch: Nick Viall Goes Home 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z They don’t wait to unveil the soliloquy we’re all waiting for: We get a preview right in the opening scene, when Hamlet enters obsessively muttering and stuttering the phrase “or not to be.” ‘Hamlet,’ a New Opera, Makes Shakespeare Strange 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z I was right there, muttering, “Please, no,” when Kenny placed his hand on that little girl’s shiny, shiny black shoe. I Dreaded Black History Month, Until a Novelist Opened My Eyes 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z New Dawn is the equivalent of the surgeon gripping a patient's hand and muttering, in a voice charged with emotion: "Remember every ending is a beginning, my friend!" Is a catchy title really the best means of safeguarding nuclear security? 2010-12-19T00:06:14Z Wonderfully candid, she explains how as she writes she becomes her characters, walking up and down muttering like Johnson, though she can't do a Birmingham accent. The Private Life of Pigs 2010-07-22T07:00:00Z Soulless and empty, continually muttering a single prayer. How to Craft an Opening Line to Electrify a Theater Audience 2012-10-28T04:10:05Z He walks away from most of his interviews muttering about the logical defect in this approach or that one. Books of The Times: ‘Why Does the World Exist?’ by Jim Holt 2012-08-02T18:37:46Z Perhaps that is because he is a bouncy, good-natured joke machine, given to muttering one-liners between takes and delivering on-camera dialogue as if he were making it up on the spot. A Go-To Guy, if You Want a Do-Nothing 2010-02-27T03:18:00Z Grimshaw laughs off the lag by muttering something about "too much going on". Aiden Grimshaw – review 2012-08-25T23:05:57Z The gestures erupted into a cacophonous frenzy, followed by schizophrenic mutterings and chaos that faded into the unison slashing motifs of the opening. Music Review: The JACK Quartet Plays Bryant Park 2013-07-28T19:41:00Z Of course, Courage is the heart of the show, resignedly muttering, “The things I do for love” whenever he is about to march once more unto the breach. Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Whistling and muttering into his mic, he leans back on to the chests of fans in the front row, staring up the ceiling and then scrutinising his band. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti 2010-06-17T21:15:00Z “Fetch the bolt cutters, I’ve been in here too long” is definitely a lyric I will be muttering to myself with increasing urgency in the coming weeks. Fiona Apple Is Back and Unbound: Let’s Discuss 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z But by the third act, you or someone sitting near you will be whispering, muttering or just plain shouting at the screen. 'House at the End of the Street': Lawrence not afraid of being scared 2012-09-21T17:12:04Z In “Hisser,” our hero is sucked out of his bedroom to wander, naked on the white screen, muttering to himself. Galleries Shift Shape to Survive in a Changing Art World 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z He’s an electrifying subject, a muttering Lear, of perennial interest to anyone with even an average curiosity about politics or psychology. ‘Richard Nixon,’ Portrait of a Thin-Skinned, Media-Hating President 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z The neighborhood watch volunteer, who was licensed to carry a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun in a holster, was recorded on the police line muttering profanities and a possible racial slur. Report: Police sought to charge Zimmerman 2012-03-28T03:13:00Z Even as I was muttering nonsense, my mum did me the great kindness of ignoring it and trying to convince me that I was perfectly lucid. Emilia Clarke, of “Game of Thrones,” on Surviving Two Life-Threatening Aneurysms 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z On a winter’s day, I can hear snow landing on the windowpanes and flames muttering on the stove, tires hissing on the wet street, my cats shifting in their beds. Kinds of Silence 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z There are blackouts, disease-ridden cats scurrying about, women muttering cryptic warnings in the subway stations. "AHS: NYC" has too many villains 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Why create an unreal version of the calamity that had hypnotized us into muttering, “It’s unreal”? Perspective | How 9/11 altered the fiction landscape in 13 novels 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z If he looked shabbier, less domesticated, he could be mistaken for one of those thrown-away men who roam city streets muttering into the void of other people’s indifference. ‘Listen Up Philip,’ With Jason Schwartzman 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z I hear some overstretched mothers out there muttering. In praise of fathers, mostly 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z A dancer wove her way through a bar, muttering about kittens. It’s a Theater, With Craft Beer and D.J.s Until 6 a.m. 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z When they were all back on shore again, Corinne Brady marched grimly away from the water, muttering, “That. Was. Not. Fun.” On Slavery’s Doorstep in Ghana 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z In the ruinous wake, Levin resembled the proverbial hedgehog, the one who climbs off the hairbrush while sheepishly muttering, “We all make mistakes.” ‘Tinderbox,’ an Oral History of HBO From Modest Beginnings to TV Revolution 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z At the contract signing, however, Walter insists on shaking hands with Nathaniel, who instantly sputters into a full-blown panic attack, spilling tea on Walter’s expensive boots and humiliating himself with incoherent muttering. Amy Brenneman as a damsel in distress? 'Rules of Seconds' has some surprises up its sleeve 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z She enters muttering, as if speaking without pause were as necessary as breathing. Review: ‘Social Security,’ the Heroic Poetry of Solitude 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z There were mutterings that his marriage to Ms. Portman was a factor; that he didn’t understand the traditions of the company. Benjamin Millepied Takes Over at Paris Opera Ballet 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z After a handful of songs, I heard muttering. Ryan Adams: The First Time I Was Rattled by a Heckler 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z At this point, every heirloom-seed saver and farmers’ market denizen may be muttering, “So what?” America’s Pumpkin Queen Has a Request: Don’t Carve, Cook 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z “He was muttering under his breath: ‘We’ve been waiting for two hours. Calling Plays on a Broadway Gridiron 2010-09-16T16:36:00Z Others look at me slightly aghast while muttering “better you than me” — a notion with which I wholeheartedly agree. Motherlode Blog: How She Does It 2011-09-01T17:27:52Z When Kakuro overhears her muttering, “Happy families are all alike,” he recognizes the opening sentence from “Anna Karenina” and chimes in, “Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” | 'The Hedgehog': Behind the Prickliness Lies a Generous Heart 2011-08-18T23:17:46Z Six Feet Under," muttering, "My arm is numb. "The Big C": Kooky, unsexy cancer 2010-08-14T23:01:00Z This can be kind of touching — the spectacle of old guys muttering and wheezing can have that effect — and kind of fun, too. ‘The Highwaymen’ Review: Grumpy Old Men on the Trail of Glamorous Killers 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z As I was filing out of Radio City that night in 2015, I couldn’t keep track of how many people I’d heard muttering versions of, “I had no idea that Lady Gaga could actually sing!” Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Dueted. Their Stars Were Reborn. 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Cast Stephen Fry as a blazing Colonel Tom Parker, deeply suspicious of the King’s new Limey advisor hired on a whim, and have dogsbody Baldrick constantly muttering “Don’t be cruel.” A cunning plan: if Blackadder returns, where and when should it be set? 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Every time I pass him, he slowly pokes the foam, plunging deep into the belly before muttering a quiet, “Huh.” ‘I want to want a baby’: can I kickstart my broody gene? 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Then he subsided, spent, and looked around at us, muttering ruefully that he had just spilled his insights to an audience of twelve. Remembering Andrew Sarris: A Great American Film Critic 2012-06-21T12:39:03Z But muttering "yes, yes" to himself, the saxophonist soon uncorked a typical torrent of bluesy runs and soulful cries, and became looser still on an almost abstract coda to his 1980s original Time Will Tell. Bobby Watson/GMF festival – review 2013-04-01T15:57:27Z He can sometimes come across as this grouchy individual muttering on about political correctness gone mad and I think that assumed persona does indeed annoy some people. Sharing is in our nature 2012-08-13T11:45:00Z Because he is a close friend of my husband, I bit my lip and hobbled to another room, muttering some excuse. Carolyn Hax: Postpartum fitness is a private matter Yet here is the Croz, incessantly muttering blunt answers to inane queries, as if no one has told him that he doesn’t have to reply. David Crosby Celebrates His Ornery Self in the Documentary “Remember My Name” 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The young man shook his head, muttering his new enthusiasm for an artist whose name I’d never heard. The Delhi Walla’s Visions of a Possibly Vanishing India 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Whose followers are muttering publicly about a “revolution” if their man isn’t elected? Dystopias are fantastic in fiction. But do you really want to live in one? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The Rite," Rome's most aggressive devil exterminator, played by Anthony Hopkins, answers his young protege's mutterings with the retort: "What did you expect? Hopkins goes to Exorcism school 2011-01-26T20:22:00Z She moved to New York in 1939, where she performed as a possessed woman muttering “voodoo” incantations and playing the drums. Review | Glamour, gossip, sex, scandal: Man Ray’s portraits captured Paris between the wars 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Waffle fries are a one-way ticket to muttering, "Crispy, lacy edges? Oh, hell yes," to yourself in your kitchen in the middle of the day. The absolute best way to cook french fries, according to so many tests 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Do you find yourself walking around in December muttering to no one in particular, “Why are the holidays so stressful?!?” Home Improvement for the Holidays 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The crazy old meerkat on the other side peels back his poster of Sergei from IT and starts scratching at the back wall with a broken spoon, muttering "Must sell insurance, must sell insurance." Justin Bieber's monkey: The prison diaries 2013-05-17T12:48:02Z And this just after Bear spits at the mention of Simone’s father, muttering darkly about a third hole in the ground for Dodd. ‘Fargo’ Season 2, Episode 7: This Family Deserves the Ground 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z My hallway clogged with people I had never met, muttering dire things about my plumbing while they eavesdropped on my phone conversations with my doctor. Remodeling will tear us apart 2012-06-30T19:00:00Z You thought it was just the whistle – pitched at 15 kilocycles, undetectable by humans but easily picked by dogs – and the backwards muttering on the original run-out groove, but you're wrong. Jon Savage on song: The Residents create the first Beatles mash-up 2010-06-21T10:37:00Z Ignoring the voice of his wife, calling to him from the bedroom, Hoffman pours himself another whiskey and pores over the front page, muttering in grim pleasure at human folly. | 'Happy Hour': ?Happy Hour,? One-Act Plays by Ethan Coen - Review 2011-12-06T03:01:00Z As civilization slowly sinks beneath the dirty waves, our descendants distract themselves with TV soap operas, muttering that the end may well be coming, but surely not in their time. Classic dystopian novels forecast a bleak future — soon 2014-03-28T20:10:55Z The winner, though, was a film in which toxic masculinity oozed out of the screen, delivered with a mix of muttering and barely raised voices. My favorite best picture Oscar winner: Unforgiven 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z We raced back to the temple with him muttering grimly that there was no way Nozy would be found in such a large complex filled with schoolchildren. It Took Me a Long Time to Come Out as a ‘Plushie’ Lover 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z On “Code Red,” over blaring horns, he alternates between mutterings and gasps. 2010-01-10T23:10:00Z I began glaring at the pigeons and muttering cuss words at the noisy crow. How a Bird Feeder Revived My Marriage 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z It deploys more than one narrative style: in addition to the mental muttering, there is, at intervals, that animal fable, about a mountain lioness searching for her cubs. Can One Sentence Capture All of Life? 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z “What the obsessive man still wanted, when he wasn’t blissfully muttering in bed, was an apology,” Bailey writes in “Philip Roth.” In ‘Philip Roth,’ a Life of the Literary Master as Aggrieved Playboy 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Non-gardeners who are reading this will be muttering to themselves: This guy needs to get in more. How to shift your gardening perspective to adapt to a changing climate 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z “Someone’s sitting on the floor,” she keeps muttering. Motherlode Blog: A Bar Mitzvah, With Autism 2012-05-18T15:07:42Z The mailer provoked mutterings from some recipients who complained, anonymously, to trade papers about the stereotypical ethnic reference to industry big shots living in the posh West LA neighborhood. Make 'em laugh: Emmy marketing campaigns try humor 2012-06-15T02:06:38Z But it was all just a warm-up for Depp, who entered 42 minutes late to extensive muttering from the journalists, then walked over to the dais to kiss Maïwenn on the top of her head. Johnny Depp at Cannes: ‘I Don’t Have Much Further Need for Hollywood’ 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Pharmacists everywhere are probably going to be muttering my name under their breath, but here goes: Hints From Heloise: The Power of white iodine 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z The merest of mutterings, maybe, but it exemplifies Prince's devotion to text and development of character. Faith Prince brings her 'Faith-isms' to L.A. Opera's 'Wonderful Town' 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z With Martin Rev playing loud, insistently repetitive riffs on keyboards and drum machines and Mr. Vega crooning, chanting, muttering and howling his lyrics about insanity, mayhem and death, Suicide fiercely polarized its audiences. Alan Vega, Punk Music Pioneer and Artist, Dies at 78 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z I was hungry, with the sort of gnawing afternoon appetite that takes only a few minutes to mutate into muttering irascibility. Soy on the Lower East Side 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Accompanied by a guitarist who plays passages instead of chords, the Vancouver artist twirls knobs and presses keys while muttering filtered words into a microphone. Pitchfork Day 3: Vampire Weekend, Ty Segall, Kendrick Lamar (and Lady Gaga?) 2012-07-16T05:11:00Z Lopez is a multi-talented singer, dancer and actress, but she is also a woman with breasts, something that Renner astutely observed at the end of his intro, muttering: “You got the Globes, too.” “You got the Globes, too”: The best Twitter responses to Jeremy Renner’s dopey comment about J.Lo’s breasts 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z There were cagey mutterings about Easter eggs and other elements that might reward close attention and rewinding, and about a possible real-world component. In ‘Dispatches From Elsewhere,’ Art Imitates Art Imitating Life 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Wailing women and muttering men in modern dress grope around the dimly lit stage while Jesus writhes in the agony of his crucifixion. Adams, Sellars bring 'Passion' into present in opera's first full staging 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z This objet parfait reminds you not only of your dad, it reminds you of everyone's dad, ever, collectively - of the Platonic ideal of dad, puttering, muttering, down in the basement. | Cups of Good Cheer 2012-12-14T22:31:14Z Two scenes were playing out simultaneously: Mr. Cranston was muttering in a mirror to an unseen figure while Ms. Maslany and Mr. Goldwyn were seducing each other over a night on the town. ‘Network’ in an Age of Fake News and Fury 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z "I don't want to sound like a grumpy old man, but I think muttering is something we could have a look at," says Hall. In defence of mumbling: there's a poetry in our quietness 2013-07-16T13:54:51Z At other moments, he’s out front in the mix, curling up alone and muttering pillow-talk to an audience of one: himself. Album review: Drake, 'Take Care' 2011-11-13T19:26:00Z Wearing a white robe and no shirt, Smith walks around the stage of the small black-box theater in a ritualistic trance, muttering — and eventually shouting — the phrase “this place is fraught.” The Flea Theater, Experimenting Again, Walks a New Tightrope 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The Charles of 2022 might best be remembered as the cranky senior citizen petulantly muttering "I hate this" as he struggles with a tricky pen on tiny desk. The Windsors outdid themselves in 2022 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Offstage, she was allegedly sighted shuffling around the Camden area, shoeless and muttering to herself. Hidden treasures: Daisy Chainsaw – Eleventeen 2013-02-27T11:13:23Z This was followed by a large amount of muttering. Read the Wicked young writers' awards 2012 winning entries 2012-12-08T08:15:12Z At 775 pages, it’s a grand diva of a book, a wheezing jukebox of filthy jokes, political hit jobs, killing gossip, love songs and fluky mutterings. Review: ‘The American People, Volume 1’ by Larry Kramer Retells History With Passion 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z In the moment, there was a certain rolling of the eyes among them as they touched their glasses together, muttering indulgent and ironic things: “Amen to that” and “Hallelujah, brother.” Gloria: a short story by Alice McDermott “He was angry with me for listening to CNN and muttering rude comments about me being brainwashed,” Kendall says. She wants to socially distance. He doesn’t. Can their relationship survive? 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z We learn little about the man — apparently the muttering malcontent with a rifle is such an archetype that the filmmakers deemed no explanation necessary. Review: Stranded Migrants Are Easy Marks for a Madman in ‘Desierto’ 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Like Howard Hughes without the money, I pad around the flat, muttering how I’ve beaten the system, which is my phrase for anything that involves going outside. Is this cooking for idiots? My week eating nothing but ‘recipe box’ food 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z For one thing, he cracks jokes that land on purpose instead of muttering them by accident. ‘Legion’ Season 1, Episode 3: Days of Future Past 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Abe suddenly felt he couldn't concentrate on the text long enough to understand even a sentence and had emerged from his daughter's room clutching his head and muttering, "I am losing my mind." Unraveling my family's Cold War mystery 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z I'm mourning for my city self, its booming energy, its ceaseless striving, its deafening cacophony of sounds, mutterings, that I've grown fond of, that I've integrated into my personal identity. Sex in trees 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z His opponent, so confident of the moral high ground, gets increasingly rattled and then blows it completely just as Weiner is walking away by muttering, “Married to an Arab.” Anthony Weiner’s downfall and Donald Trump’s rise: Everything that’s bad and stupid about politics in one lesson 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z So around 10 p.m. five of us ended up squeezing into a taxi whose driver wanted to gouge us for 50 reais each, muttering something about the night rate. An Amazon Cruise for $17 a Day. Hammock Not Included 2010-06-23T03:00:00Z Because that’s what I kept muttering over and over in response to all the confusing details and jarring detours along the way. ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 1, Episode 9 Recap: A Convenient Mistake 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z He handles it well enough, muttering something about respecting her and not judging her for her past. 'The Bachelor': Hometown Dates 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z He shifted from whispering, to muttering, to shouting, to singing the Anglo-Saxon lines so deftly that song and speech were essentially merged. Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories,’ at Zankel Hall 2014-04-23T21:25:46Z For those muttering about the champagne tulip full skirt not going with the everyday white shirt: stop. Golden Globes 2011: the red carpet 2011-01-17T20:59:01Z Many of Wotan’s halting vocal lines should sound like he’s almost muttering. The Father-Daughter Bond at the Heart of Opera’s Greatest Epic 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Stop dwelling on how colleagues don’t understand or respect the process; all that mental muttering leads to defensiveness. Work Advice: What to do when colleagues find you difficult and label you a derogatory name 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Now as we wait, Tyler, who refuses to wear a winter hat, has made his displeasure known by muttering a string of obscenities. Is Vermont becoming the Napa Valley of beer? 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Often, he copes by muttering over and over, “She believes in me, she believes in me.” Slaying the patriarchy: Everything I need to know I learned 20 years ago from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Then he left the room, muttering that he didn't want to be around me if I was going to be "like that." Ask Amy: Sparks fly when a ‘questioner’ meets an ‘obliger’ 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z One friend overhead him muttering, “I keep expecting to get hit by a bus.” A Film Career Built on Videotape (Sex and Lies, Too) 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z |
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