mutter sleepily

Frequency: 6.23.5 per million words

to speak in a tired way, as if you are about to fall asleep

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Examples (20)

  • He woke up and could only mutter sleepily in response.
  • He muttered sleepily about needing more coffee.
  • She would often mutter sleepily when disturbed from her nap.
  • "Just five more minutes," she muttered sleepily into her pillow.
  • Too tired to argue, he just muttered sleepily and turned over.
  • The old man muttered sleepily as he tried to wake up.
  • The child began to mutter sleepily about a dream he was having.
  • "I'm so tired," he muttered sleepily.
  • "Leave me alone," he muttered sleepily before drifting off again.
  • She muttered sleepily a complaint about the alarm clock.
  • A few words were muttered sleepily as she tried to open her eyes.
  • He muttered sleepily that he didn't want to get out of bed.
  • He had a habit of muttering sleepily when the alarm went off.
  • The child muttered sleepily when his mother told him it was time for school.
  • She could hear her brother muttering sleepily from the next room.
  • "Is it morning already?" he muttered sleepily.
  • Even after coffee, he still seemed to mutter sleepily through his breakfast.
  • The cat muttered sleepily as it stretched in the sun.
  • The old man used to mutter sleepily about his younger days.
  • He muttered sleepily a request for breakfast.