muttering

adj : speaking low and indistinctly; "a mumbling parson stood

beside the dying man"; "muttering crowds of onlookers"

[syn: {mumbling}]

n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound [syn: {mutter}, {murmur},

{murmuring}, {murmuration}]

2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: {grumble},

{grumbling}, {murmur}, {murmuring}, {mutter}]