Muttering in a sentence as a noun

"Management at HN" is probably just pg rolling his eyes and muttering "not this **** again..."

Neither is an investor going to turn away from a pile of money while muttering under his breath 'who does he think he is?

Little old ladies muttering racist slurs at asian students.

She explained the marker was to test for counterfeit notes - and I had to stop myself from inadvertently muttering 'oh, how quaint!'.

Do most programmers think they're the only important member of a team?Is everyone frothing to themselves at their desks, muttering that they could do better on their own and should quit to start their own business?

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.

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.

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.

* The CEO's red porsche is paid for by the company* The CEO, in addition to his regular pay, takes a commission cut on every sale the company makes* The CIO's new BMW is also paid as an expense of the company* The CEO shoots down your recommendation for a bonus to one of the best employees in your department and instead offers them a $200 gift card* The CIO & CEO make uptime a priority objective for the service - but when a plan is presented that shows that in order to meet that goal, funding will be required to bolster infrastructure, they refuse to fund the plan* The CIO regularly makes changes to the production systems outside of any change control process and brings down the service while muttering things like "Well that wasn't supposed to happen"* The CEO and C-level execs tell the company the option price is $X - then proceed to sell the company and inform everyone that the option price is actually 20% of $X and that those who have been with the company less than a year get nothing* There is a foosball table and this is described in any company descriptions as a part of the "Culture"

Muttering definitions

noun

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

See also: mutter murmur murmuring murmuration mussitation

noun

a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

See also: grumble grumbling murmur murmuring mutter