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Mutterings in a sentence

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Mutterings meaning

plural of muttering

Using Mutterings

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of muttering
  • In the example corpus, mutterings often appears in combinations such as: mutterings about.

Context around Mutterings

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

twists 1×

Often after:

nor 1×

Sentence patterns with Mutterings

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

also been mutterings in the 1× derived from mutterings that sounded 1× grumbles and mutterings about air 1× mill or mutterings about mr 1× trance state mutterings of shamans 1× twitches twists mutterings nor distractions 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amid grumbles and 1× classical necromancers addressed 1× no twitches twists 1× when he appeared 1× while most greeks 1×

Common sentence endings:

in the ranks 1× mutterings of shamans 1× of irked amusement 1× of the persians 1× on the backstop 1× or sexual misconduct 1×

Words around Mutterings

Just before it in the word index:

muttering 26 muttered 19 mutter 30 mutten 3 muttaqi 4 muttahida 6

Just after it in the word index:

mutters 13 muttha 2 mutti 2 muttiah 12 mutton 72 muttontown 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Mutterings

  • In this selection, "mutterings" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, twists and nor stand out and add context to how "mutterings" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include also been mutterings in the and derived from mutterings that sounded. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mutterings" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mutterings

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

No twitches, twists, mutterings nor distractions could be seen or heard in the ranks. (14 words)

Classical necromancers addressed the dead in "a mixture of high-pitch squeaking and low droning", comparable to the trance-state mutterings of shamans. (23 words)

There have also been mutterings in the British media that Leo Varadkar is coming under domestic political pressure to alter his government's position on the backstop. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

While most Greeks considered their own culture superior to all others (the word barbarian is derived from mutterings that sounded to Greek ears like "bar-bar"), Alexander was unique in promoting a campaign to win the hearts and minds of the Persians. (42 words)

When he appeared in front of MSPs in August he was asked by Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton if he had heard any “scuttlebutt”, “rumour mill” or “mutterings” about Mr Salmond’s conduct in relation to bullying or sexual misconduct. (41 words)

Amid grumbles and mutterings about Air Jatayu’s declining standards, the passengers had dispersed themselves back among the waiting-lounge chairs, wondering what this was all about with a sense of irked amusement. (33 words)

Example sentences (6)

No twitches, twists, mutterings nor distractions could be seen or heard in the ranks.

When he appeared in front of MSPs in August he was asked by Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton if he had heard any “scuttlebutt”, “rumour mill” or “mutterings” about Mr Salmond’s conduct in relation to bullying or sexual misconduct.

There have also been mutterings in the British media that Leo Varadkar is coming under domestic political pressure to alter his government's position on the backstop.

Amid grumbles and mutterings about Air Jatayu’s declining standards, the passengers had dispersed themselves back among the waiting-lounge chairs, wondering what this was all about with a sense of irked amusement.

Classical necromancers addressed the dead in "a mixture of high-pitch squeaking and low droning", comparable to the trance-state mutterings of shamans.

While most Greeks considered their own culture superior to all others (the word barbarian is derived from mutterings that sounded to Greek ears like "bar-bar"), Alexander was unique in promoting a campaign to win the hearts and minds of the Persians.

Common combinations with mutterings

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mutterings" in a sentence?
An example: "No twitches, twists, mutterings nor distractions could be seen or heard in the ranks." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "mutterings" from authentic English texts.
What does "mutterings" mean?
Mutterings means: plural of muttering
How many example sentences with "mutterings" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "mutterings", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.