mutter silently

Frequency: 4.51.1 per million words

to form words with your mouth without making a sound

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Examples (10)

  • He would often mutter silently to himself during intense chess games.
  • She tried to hold back her frustration, only to mutter silently under her breath.
  • The old man began to mutter silently, lost in his own thoughts.
  • As the news broke, many people could only mutter silently in disbelief.
  • He watched the scene unfold, a series of unspoken curses muttering silently in his mind.
  • The student, struggling with the exam, could only mutter silently in despair.
  • She had to mutter silently to stop herself from shouting out loud.
  • Sometimes, it's better to mutter silently than to voice your immediate anger.
  • He practiced his lines, muttering silently the difficult words.
  • The disappointment was evident as he muttered silently after the defeat.