mutter a curse
Frequency: 6.23.0 per million words
To say a curse quietly and indistinctly.
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- The driver muttered a curse as another car cut him off in traffic.
- She tripped on the uneven pavement and muttered a curse under her breath.
- He was heard to mutter a curse when he realized he had lost his wallet.
- Every time the computer crashes, my colleague mutters a curse at his desk.
- The old man muttered a curse about the noisy children playing outside.
- After seeing the final bill, he couldn't help but mutter a curse of disbelief.
- I watched the defeated chess player mutter a curse as he tipped over his king.
- Realizing she had left the oven on, she quickly muttered a curse and ran back home.
- The gardener muttered a curse upon finding weeds had overtaken his prize-winning roses.
- He quietly muttered a curse, hoping no one in the silent library had heard him.