mutter darkly
Frequency: 6.00.5 per million words
To speak in a low, angry, or threatening voice.
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Examples (20)
- The villain muttered darkly about his plans for revenge.
- Helen began muttering darkly about hospitals.
- After being fired, he muttered darkly that they would regret their decision.
- He would often mutter darkly about unfair treatment.
- Muttering darkly to himself, the old man shuffled away from the crowd.
- The villain muttered darkly as his plans began to unravel.
- Whenever his rival wins, he just stands in the corner and mutters darkly.
- She heard him muttering darkly from the other room, clearly upset.
- "This isn't over," she muttered darkly under her breath.
- After the defeat, the coach muttered darkly about the team's lack of effort.
- I could hear him muttering darkly in the next room after the argument.
- They watched as the old man muttered darkly to himself, a warning in his tone.
- The defeated soldier muttered darkly of betrayal as he was led away.
- A sense of unease settled over the crowd as the leader muttered darkly about traitors.
- He slammed the door and muttered darkly about the injustice of it all.
- He paused, then muttered darkly that he would have his revenge.
- The only sound was the wind and the prisoner muttering darkly in his cell.
- The magician's assistant muttered darkly as the spell went awry.
- She was heard to mutter darkly against the new king's decree.
- When challenged, the minister muttered darkly about political conspiracies.