muffled curse

Frequency: 5.51.2 per million words

A curse spoken in a low, indistinct voice, often in frustration.

curseADJECTIVE + NOUN

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muffled

Examples (10)

  • He hit his thumb with the hammer and let out a muffled curse.
  • Hearing the bad news, she turned away and muttered a muffled curse under her breath.
  • I could just hear a muffled curse from the next room as he struggled with the assembly instructions.
  • The driver gave a muffled curse when the car in front of him suddenly stopped.
  • Trying not to wake the baby, he stumbled in the dark and uttered a muffled curse.
  • A muffled curse was the only sound he made after dropping his phone.
  • The golfer let slip a muffled curse after missing the easy putt.
  • When his computer crashed during the presentation, a muffled curse escaped his lips.
  • All I could hear were a series of muffled curses as he tried to fix the leaking pipe.
  • Through the thin wall, I heard what sounded like a muffled curse followed by a loud thud.