mutter softly
Frequency: 8.222.1 per million words
to speak in a gentle and low voice
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Examples (20)
- She would often mutter softly to herself when she was concentrating.
- He turned away and began to mutter softly to himself.
- He muttered softly, trying not to disturb the sleeping child.
- She heard him mutter softly under his breath about the delay.
- The old woman muttered softly about the changing times.
- I could see his lips moving as he muttered softly in frustration.
- A quiet apology was muttered softly under his breath.
- "I didn't mean to do it," he muttered softly, looking at the floor.
- She could hear him muttering softly from the next room.
- The old man muttered softly while reading the newspaper headlines.
- The teacher asked him to repeat what he had muttered softly.
- Instead of arguing, she just muttered softly and left the room.
- He didn't want anyone to hear, so he muttered softly into his hand.
- They watched him mutter softly as he searched for his lost keys.
- Her words were muttered softly, almost a whisper.
- The witness continued to mutter softly even after the judge told him to speak up.
- The secret was muttered softly between the two friends.
- The angry customer muttered softly about the poor service.
- Even when angry, he tended to mutter softly rather than shout.
- I caught him muttering softly about the unfair decision.