withering comment

Fed like a Strasbourg goose, Moore grew large; and she remembers her grandmother's withering comments about her size.

Even when he is at his most appreciative, there is always the faint suspicion that he might suddenly turn and deliver some withering comment.

You leave a withering comment.

A carton of cigarettes was sitting on one of the gasoline drums, evoking a withering comment from the captain.

His withering comments have inspired such anger that he has had to hire bodyguards.

However, his most withering comments were reserved for the BBC.

I just rode around in golf carts with people who were playing and made withering comments, which I found amusing for a while.

I'd like to go back to some of the situations where I've thought of a witty riposte or a withering comment half an hour too late.

At first he thought she was laughing at him, and he prepared a withering comment.

Crerand's withering comment was simply 'I didn't think he was even that good.'