Illustration: After closing a neighborhood bakery, an employee sweeps crumbs beneath the counter with hunched shoulders and a pinched expression. His lips are slightly parted in low, ongoing complaints directed toward the floor.

ぶつぶつ

butsubutsu

muttering, grumbling

Example sentences

祖父そふはいつも何なんやかやぶつぶつ不平ふへいを言いっていた。
My grandfather was always grumbling about something or other.
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彼かれはいつもぶつぶつ言いっている。
He is constantly complaining.
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ぶつぶつと礼れいを言いった。
He grunted his thanks.
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