mutter sourly
Frequency: 5.82.7 per million words
to speak in an unfriendly and unpleasant way
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Examples (20)
- The old man would mutter sourly about the rising prices.
- He would often mutter sourly about the rising prices.
- She muttered sourly under her breath about the injustice.
- "This is ridiculous," she muttered sourly under her breath.
- He was heard to mutter sourly about the new policy.
- Why do you always have to mutter sourly whenever I ask you to do something?
- After the defeat, the coach could only mutter sourly to himself.
- The old man was seen to mutter sourly as he struggled with the heavy bag.
- Why do you always have to mutter so sourly every morning?
- If he continues to mutter sourly, he might upset everyone else.
- The disgruntled employee muttered sourly as he walked past his boss.
- Having lost the game, the player could only mutter sourly to himself.
- A group of protesters began to mutter sourly about the government's decisions.
- She had been muttering sourly all morning about the cold weather.
- His mother muttered sourly about his messy room, yet again.
- I heard him mutter sourly something about unfair treatment.
- She couldn't help but mutter sourly at the long queue.
- Despite his complaints, he continued to mutter sourly as he finished the task.
- Having lost the argument, he chose to just mutter sourly.
- Don't just mutter sourly; tell me what's bothering you.