[{"_1":2,"_133":-5,"_134":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4},"routes/word",{"_5":6,"_21":22,"_125":126,"_131":132},"entry",{"_7":8,"_9":8,"_10":-5,"_11":12,"_13":14,"_15":16,"_17":18,"_19":20},"headword","crossly","slug","pronunciation","type","adverb","complexity","simple","totalCollocations",4,"avgFrequency",7.1,"languageVariants",[],"categories",[23],{"_24":25,"_9":26,"_27":28},"name","VERB + crossly","verb-crossly","collocations",[29,68,87,96],{"_30":31,"_32":33,"_9":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_45":46,"_67":-5},"collocation","say","phrase","say crossly","say-crossly","usage","Used to describe saying something in an angry or annoyed way.","label","","frequency",{"_41":42,"_43":44},"score",7.8,"perMillion",15.5,"examples",[47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66],"\"What are you doing here?\" he said crossly.","'I don't know,' she said crossly.","\"Don't touch my things,\" she said crossly to her little brother.","\"Don't interrupt me!\" he said crossly to his little brother.","The teacher said crossly, \"Be quiet and listen to me!\"","The child said crossly that she didn't want any vegetables.","\"I've told you three times already,\" my father said crossly, losing his patience.","\"Why are you so late?\" the manager said crossly.","When asked for a discount, the shopkeeper said crossly, \"The price is fixed.\"","She had been waiting for an hour, so she said crossly, \"Where have you been?\"","\"That's not what I asked for,\" the customer said crossly to the waiter.","He often says things crossly when he's tired.","He might say crossly that he is busy if you interrupt him now.","\"This is ridiculous,\" she said crossly, throwing her hands up.","\"Why is this taking so long?\" she said crossly into the phone.","They said crossly that the service was unacceptable.","After waiting for an hour, she said crossly to the receptionist, \"How much longer will it be?\"","After a long day, he was prone to saying things crossly.","\"Put that down immediately!\" the librarian said crossly, pointing at the sticky lollipop.","\"I told you already,\" the old woman said crossly to the persistent salesman.","translation",{"_30":69,"_32":70,"_9":71,"_35":72,"_37":38,"_39":73,"_45":76,"_67":-5},"reply","reply crossly","reply-crossly","Used to describe giving an answer in an angry or annoyed way.",{"_41":74,"_43":75},7.2,9,[77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86],"\"I don't know,\" he replied crossly when I asked for the time.","\"Stop bothering me,\" she often replies crossly when her brother enters her room.","\"It's none of your business,\" the old man replied crossly.","He will probably reply crossly if you wake him up from his nap.","When asked for the third time about the missing report, she finally replied crossly, \"I already told you I don't have it.\"","Tired and hungry, the child could only reply crossly to his mother's questions.","Although he tried to hide his frustration, he couldn't help but reply crossly.","\"Why do you always reply crossly?\" she asked him, her voice full of concern.","Replying crossly is not an effective way to communicate your feelings.","The manager replied crossly that the deadline was non-negotiable.",{"_30":88,"_32":89,"_9":90,"_35":91,"_37":38,"_39":92,"_45":95,"_67":-5},"ask","ask crossly","ask-crossly","Used to describe asking a question in an angry or annoyed way.",{"_41":93,"_43":94},7,8.1,[],{"_30":97,"_32":98,"_9":99,"_35":100,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_45":104,"_67":-5},"mutter","mutter crossly","mutter-crossly","Used to describe muttering or speaking in a low, indistinct voice in an angry or annoyed way.",{"_41":102,"_43":103},6.5,5.2,[105,106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124],"He muttered crossly under his breath about the new rules.","He would always mutter crossly about the traffic.","\"It's not fair,\" she muttered crossly as she tidied up the mess.","She heard her boss mutter crossly after the phone call.","The old man would often mutter crossly about the youth of today.","\"This is ridiculous,\" he muttered crossly under his breath.","He was heard to mutter crossly after being given the extra work.","The old man began to mutter crossly at the children playing loudly.","I could hear my brother muttering crossly in his room about the slow internet.","Having lost his keys, he could only mutter crossly to himself.","When the bus was late again, she began to mutter crossly to herself.","She tended to mutter crossly when things didn't go her way.","He always mutters crossly when he has to do chores.","The employee muttered crossly about the extra work piled on him.","\"I can't believe I have to do this,\" he muttered crossly, kicking a small stone.","Don't mutter crossly, just tell me what's bothering you.","The driver muttered crossly about the traffic jam.","He was seen to mutter crossly as he walked away.","Don't just stand there and mutter crossly; tell me what's wrong.","The teacher had to intervene when the student started to mutter crossly.","relatedEntries",{"_127":128,"_129":130},"asSubject",[],"asObject",[],"serverTranslations",{},"actionData","errors"]