under one's breath
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under one's breath
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Softly, so as not to be heard.
“Here she go lookin’ like a straight up dirty coochie having hoochie gettin’ all the play,” Quanisha mumbled under her breath jealously.
Similar: underneath one's breath, sotto voce
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prep_phrase softly
| Español | en voz baja, entredientes, entre dientes |
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| Français | à voix basse, dans sa barbe, entre ses dents |
| Deutsch | leise |
| Italiano | sotto voce, a bassa voce |
| Русский | под нос pod nos |
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