under one's breath

Softly, in an undertone or whisper, as in "I can't stand one more minute of that music," she muttered under her breath. This idiom, first recorded in 1832, is probably a hyperbole, alluding to a sound that is softer than breathing.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ravid	-	Hebrew
Jawahir	-	Arabic
CĂTĂLina	-	Romanian
Elsa	EL-sə (English), EL-zah (German), EL-sah (Finnish)	English, German, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Italian
Gosse	GAWS (English)	English (Rare), Medieval French
Ermingard	-	Ancient Germanic