呟く

つぶやく

to mutter, to murmur

Also:to tweet

What does 呟く mean?

呟く is a Japanese verb meaning to mutter, to murmur in English. It can also be translated as to tweet depending on context. It is written as 呟く in kanji, つぶやく in hiragana, and tsubuyaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その内気な少年はぼそぼそと自分の名前をつぶやいた。

The shy boy murmured his name.