mutter drily

Frequency: 4.53.8 per million words

to speak in a low or barely audible voice in a dry manner

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Examples (20)

  • "Well, that's just fantastic," he muttered drily under his breath.
  • "Another Monday," she muttered drily, sipping her coffee.
  • When asked if she was enjoying the party, she just muttered drily, "Thrilled to be here."
  • He just muttered drily, "As if things weren't complicated enough."
  • The old man would often sit on the porch and mutter drily about the state of the world.
  • "I suppose that's one way to look at it," she muttered drily.
  • Muttering drily about the endless paperwork, he finally signed the last document.
  • After the endless meeting, he could only mutter drily about the waste of time.
  • "Another meeting that could have been an email," she muttered drily as she left the room.
  • She muttered drily that the weather was as predictable as ever.
  • The detective muttered drily that it was the most obvious clue he'd ever seen.
  • "Well, that was unexpected," he muttered drily after the surprise announcement.
  • As the rain started to pour, my father muttered drily, "Perfect weather for a picnic."
  • His response was a drily muttered comment about the situation's irony.
  • I couldn't hear him clearly, but I saw him muttering something drily to his colleague.
  • "Just what I needed," she muttered drily as another task landed on her desk.
  • I'm sure he will just mutter something drily when he sees the mess we've made.
  • The comedian muttered drily into the microphone, drawing quiet chuckles from the audience.
  • He couldn't stop himself from muttering drily about the inconvenience of the whole affair.
  • "And they call this progress," he muttered drily, shaking his head.