呟く — meaning in English

English meaning

• mumble verb To speak quietly and unclearly, so words are hard to make out.
• murmur noun A soft, low, indistinct sound.
• mutter verb To speak quietly and indistinctly, especially in complaint or annoyance.

Senses

呟く is used for these senses in English:

• murmur (intransitive) To speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble, mutter. [from 14th c.]

murmur — full definition

1. noun A soft, low, indistinct sound.
2. verb To speak in a low, quiet, and hard-to-make-out voice.
3. noun An unusual sound made by blood flowing through the heart, sometimes signaling a heart condition.

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