mutter miserably
Frequency: 4.51.5 per million words
to speak in a low, unhappy, and indistinct voice.
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- He would often mutter miserably under his breath when things went wrong.
- He could only mutter miserably about his failed plans.
- After failing the exam, she could only mutter miserably to herself.
- She began to mutter miserably after hearing the bad news.
- The old man sat in the corner, muttering miserably about his past misfortunes.
- The old man sat in the corner, muttering miserably to himself.
- Don't just mutter miserably; tell me what's bothering you.
- After losing the game, the team captain could only mutter miserably.
- The disgruntled employee began to mutter miserably about the new company policy.
- He was heard to mutter miserably about the unfair decision.
- She heard him muttering miserably as he struggled with the broken machine.
- The child muttered miserably when told he couldn't have ice cream.
- He tends to mutter miserably whenever he has to do extra work.
- Don't just sit there and mutter miserably; do something!
- The children muttered miserably when their play date was cancelled.
- Despite the setback, she refused to mutter miserably.
- I could hear him muttering miserably about the cold weather.
- I heard him muttering miserably under his breath about the workload.
- Instead of crying, he just muttered miserably about his scraped knee.
- The workers continued to mutter miserably about their low wages.