under his breath

He tried, under his breath, to beg the forest to break a branch for him, in order that he could make a new handle for his axe.

"But it's cold, " I complained. It surprised me when he chuckled under his breath. There was an edge to the sound.

"We discovered after the spectacle that this singer was, in fact, an impostor, " the Potions master whispered under his breath.

Hareton tried, under his breath, to persuade her to go .

Under his breath, the worker said he was going to pawn it at the end of the day.

Too late, Gromph slapped a hand over her golden eyes, cursing under his breath as he did so.

'Such is war, ' he muttered, under his breath, as if the words were not meant for anyone else's ears.

"Chattering daws, " Martin muttered under his breath, and went on talking with Ruth and Arthur.

What? [He hisses under his breath. ] I recommend you find the money, and soon, friend.

He was quite annoyed, and went off muttering threats under his breath.

As Tom headed down the hall to his office, he muttered under his breath, "I don't think so. "

The leader of the rescue team told me under his breath that he had little hope of finding more survivors from the mine accident.

Roused from bed at what he considered an ungodly hour, Roy muttered imprecations under his breath.

His door stood open to the morning, and he hummed under his breath while his right hand practiced legerdemain.

Broad meander valley, " he repeated under his breath. Turning around, he grasped the rack behind the cab firmly. "

He told the news to Lucy under his breath; but I overheard him.

Before leaving he mumbles under his breath, "In Australia, we learn not to piss on our hands. "

Severus whirled around, black eyes narrowed in anger and muttered something under his breath.

Edward whispered the correct answer under his breath and then went back to ignoring me.

The knight stomped off angrily, cursing Merlin under his breath.

Prince Aribert whispered under his breath.

'Rubbish! ' he murmured under his breath.

He hissed under his breath, "Get in, you devil, don't stand there! "

The youth cursed under his breath and flung his pole down onto the deck.

He spoke a harsh, bitter word under his breath.

"Now wouldn't that rattle you? " he ejaculated under his breath.

Joe brought the glasses on a waiter, and served the party. I reached for one of the two remaining glasses, but Joe growled under his breath