mutter crossly
Frequency: 6.55.2 per million words
Used to describe muttering or speaking in a low, indistinct voice in an angry or annoyed way.
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Examples (20)
- He muttered crossly under his breath about the new rules.
- He would always mutter crossly about the traffic.
- "It's not fair," she muttered crossly as she tidied up the mess.
- She heard her boss mutter crossly after the phone call.
- The old man would often mutter crossly about the youth of today.
- "This is ridiculous," he muttered crossly under his breath.
- He was heard to mutter crossly after being given the extra work.
- The old man began to mutter crossly at the children playing loudly.
- I could hear my brother muttering crossly in his room about the slow internet.
- Having lost his keys, he could only mutter crossly to himself.
- When the bus was late again, she began to mutter crossly to herself.
- She tended to mutter crossly when things didn't go her way.
- He always mutters crossly when he has to do chores.
- The employee muttered crossly about the extra work piled on him.
- "I can't believe I have to do this," he muttered crossly, kicking a small stone.
- Don't mutter crossly, just tell me what's bothering you.
- The driver muttered crossly about the traffic jam.
- He was seen to mutter crossly as he walked away.
- Don't just stand there and mutter crossly; tell me what's wrong.
- The teacher had to intervene when the student started to mutter crossly.