under one's breath

Definitions

Softly, so as not to be heard.

Equivalents

Examples

““Here she go lookin’ like⟳ a straight up dirty coochie having hoochie gettin’ all the play⟳,” Quanisha mumbled under her breath jealously.”

“Then of a sudden she was kissing and fondling instead of fighting me off, laughing under her breath and using a few horny words I didn't know⟳ at that time”

“As I prepared myself by putting my Keds back on (I still take⟳ my shoes off at any opportunity), my mom mumbled something under her breath at my dad.”

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