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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Complaining

Hello Friends,

Is there a substitute for 'without complaining' in sentences like this: He drank the milk without complaining. He accepted the verdict without complaining.

Is there something else we can use here? He drank the milk without a murmur (will this do?) Or any other word or phrase?

Thanks, friends.

  

Top answer

) Yes. anonymous Or any other word or phrase? Sure.

— Anonymous

  • ) Yes.
  • anonymous Or any other word or phrase?
  • Sure.
  • The only limit is the imagination.
  • He might drink it without a peep, a twitch, a whimper, a sound, a word, etc.
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anonymousHe drank the milk without a murmur (will this do?)

Yes.

anonymousOr any other word or phrase?

Sure. The only limit is the imagination. He might drink it without a peep, a twitch, a whimper, a sound, a word, etc. Accepting a verdict is a bit too serious a matter for such a jocular turn of phrase, and "witho

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