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.