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Chinese dictionary
v.mutter/mumble to oneself; grumble
我们听到老人走开时嘴里嘟囔着什么。
We heard the old man muttering something as he walked away.
他嘟囔几句就走了。
He mumbled a few words and went off.
轻声嘟囔
murmur under one's breath
你在嘟囔啥呀?
What are you mumbling about?
他嘴里嘟囔,也不知道在说什么。
He was mumbling to himself and was barely intelligible.
她嘟囔着道了歉就走了。
She mumbled an apology and left.
Word usage
- Reduplication"嘟囔" can be reduplicated, for example: "嘟嘟囔囔".
她嘟嘟囔囔地道了歉就走了。
She mumbled an apology and left.