mutter sullenly
Frequency: 6.33.8 per million words
to speak in a silent and bad-tempered way
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Examples (20)
- He began to mutter sullenly after being told his request was denied.
- He muttered sullenly when asked about his day.
- She would often mutter sullenly under her breath when she was unhappy with a decision.
- The child muttered sullenly under his breath, refusing to answer.
- The child muttered sullenly as he was sent to his room without dinner.
- She muttered sullenly about the unfair treatment.
- They could hear him muttering sullenly about the injustice of the situation.
- He muttered sullenly to himself, clearly unhappy with the decision.
- Despite the clear instructions, he chose to mutter sullenly and do the opposite.
- The old man muttered sullenly as he shuffled away.
- The defeated team captain could only mutter sullenly after the final whistle.
- He muttered sullenly about the rain ruining his plans.
- Don't just mutter sullenly; express your concerns clearly.
- When confronted, he just muttered sullenly and looked away.
- He had a habit of muttering sullenly whenever he was assigned extra work.
- The defeated player muttered sullenly after the loss.
- When asked to help, she merely muttered sullenly and turned away.
- She muttered sullenly that no one ever listened to her.
- The employee muttered sullenly about the new policy, but didn't voice his objections openly.
- He muttered sullenly about the chores he had to do.