2021-04-17 murmur vs mumble vs mutter

이번 주말은 중간고사라서 영어단어를 미리 새벽에 업로드하기로 했다.

 

v. murmur

애정·불만 등을 잘 알아들을 수 없을 정도의 작은 소리로 중얼거리다.

to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear or understand

 

v. mumble

입을 그다지 열지 않고 불명료하게 우물우물 말하다

to speak or say something in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear

 

v. mutter

상대방이 알아들을 수 없을 정도의 작은 소리로 불만 등을 중얼거리다

to speak or say something in a quiet voice that is difficult to hear, especially because you are annoyed about something

 

n. braggart - big talker

​a person who brags

 

v. clog

to block something or to become blocked

 

v. bash

to hit somebody/something very hard

 

idiom. on hold

delayed until a later time or date

she put her career on hold to have a baby.

 

idiom. hate somebody’s guts

to dislike somebody very much

 

n. matriarch /ˈmeɪtriɑːk/ - compare. patriarch

a woman who is the head of a family or social group

 

phrasal verb. let somebody off (with something)

면해주다

to not punish somebody for something they have done wrong, or to give them only a light punishment.

 

idiom keep to oneself

비밀로 해두다.