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Yogi2005 Posted 21 years ago
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Mumble, murmur, mutter
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00 Please, could you tell me the difference between the above? 02 br
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00 and which one can go with "under his breath" I mean " He mu.... sth under his breath". 02 br
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00 Please, could you tell me the difference between the above? 02 br
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00 and which one can go with "under his breath" I mean " He mu.... sth under his breath". 02 br
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0 'Mutter' is the normal one for 'under his breath'. 02 br 00 'Mutter' is usually complaining to yourself - if you've been told to do something but don't want to, but have to. 02 br 00 'Murmur' is quiet, similar to whisper, but not as conspicuous - for example if you wanted to make an ironic comment to a comapanion when you're meant to be quiet, you might murmur it.
- 0 'Mutter' is the normal one for 'under his breath'.
- 02 br 00 'Mutter' is usually complaining to yourself - if you've been told to do something but don't want to, but have to.
- 02 br 00 'Murmur' is quiet, similar to whisper, but not as conspicuous - for example if you wanted to make an ironic comment to a comapanion when you're meant to be quiet, you might murmur it.
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- a young child being told off my a teacher might mumble an answer to a question.
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0 'Mutter' is the normal one for 'under his breath'. 02 br
00 'Mutter' is usually complaining to yourself - if you've been told to do something but don't want to, but have to. 02 br
00 'Murmur' is quiet, similar to whisper, but not as conspicuous - for example if you wanted to make an ironic comment to a comapanion when you're meant to be quiet, you might murmur it. 02 br
00 'Mutter' is usually complaining to yourself - if you've been told to do something but don't want to, but have to. 02 br
00 'Murmur' is quiet, similar to whisper, but not as conspicuous - for example if you wanted to make an ironic comment to a comapanion when you're meant to be quiet, you might murmur it. 02 br
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Mumble- People often mumble when they are put on the spot (by teachers or bosses). You often cannot hear what they are saying. A mumble is very slurred, but spoken slowly
Mutter- When someone mutters, it is faster than a mumble. Muttering could be a form of disrespectful defiance. You want the person to which you are muttering about hear you, but not too well.
Murmur- when people mur
Mutter- When someone mutters, it is faster than a mumble. Muttering could be a form of disrespectful defiance. You want the person to which you are muttering about hear you, but not too well.
Murmur- when people mur
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I think murmur is a bit louder than a whisper, and done when someone says or commenting something audible only to himself. Whisper is talking in a very low voice audible only to the person it is whispered. If other persons who are near the person talking can overheard what the other is saying then it can be a murmur or mumble. To to mutter is murmuring complaint. On the other hand, murmur can
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