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.