Muttered

Examples

• I saw a grim smile contort Mr. Rochester's lips, and he muttered-- No, by God! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He muttered something about leaving unexpectedly, in a great hurry, and having intended to write to her from St. Augustine. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• For this reason, he muttered in my ear. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The portly gentleman, looking round to see that nobody of rank observed him, sat down; he muttered--Ah, really, well now, God bless my soul. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I muttered between my teeth: you are no bad speaker, Zéliewhen you begin. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I muttered to myself as I looked at the dark casements. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Perhaps it has come,' muttered Lavvy, with a toss of her head. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• It is time lost, muttered Cedric apart and impatiently, to speak to him of aught else but that which concerns his appetite! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• And I cannot get there in less than an hour or more,' muttered Nancy: brushing swiftly past him, and gliding rapidly down the street. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Oh, that is nothing yet, I muttered within. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• That's about what it is a'ready, you see,' muttered Riderhood in a lower and a different voice; 'a coat over you, a coat over you! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Nay, that were a shame, muttered the other fellow; and yet, when I served in the band of stout old Gandelyn, we had no such scruples of conscience. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Then, after we had sat down for ten minutes or so, she rose hurriedly, muttered some words of apology, and left the room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The Count made a clutch at his pistol, and muttered an execration, but, thinking better of it, recovered his temper, and burst out laughing. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I'll scorn her if she doesn't come, muttered Martin, shortly and savagely, to himself. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• We were peeping at the circus,' muttered Louisa, haughtily, without lifting up her eyes, 'and father caught us. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Upon my word, I don't know what to put it at,' the Golden Dustman muttered. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Death on the cards, love in the stars, and the muttered prophecies of crouching hags, terrified at the omen of flying bat, of shrieking night-bird. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I should have such strength,' muttered the robber, poising his brawny arm, 'that I could smash your head as if a loaded waggon had gone over it. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• If, muttered she, if he _should_ write, what then? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• In the inky east two vast clouds, sailing contrary ways, met; the lightning leapt forth, and the hoarse thunder muttered. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• There was a muttered exclamation, and then a step as he came to my side. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• His jaws opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• A growl more terrible than the bark, menacing as muttered thunder, succeeded. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• If you had sent the message, 'Recalled to Life,' again, muttered Jerry, as he turned, I should have known what you meant, this time. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Yes, yes, yes, muttered Fred Lamb, between his closed teeth; but a woman who loves a man is blind to the perfections of every other. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I will force Justinian to tell me, he muttered between his clinched teeth. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Rawdon muttered some excuses about an engagement, squeezing hard the timid little hand which his sister-in-law reached out to him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She waited, and Rosedale, congested with embarrassment, muttered that he remembered something of the kind. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Never to return,' muttered D'Arnot, and threw himself face downward upon the cot. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

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