"Nothing much," he replied softly, taking care to sound bored.

If anything, the man sounded more bored than previously.

His voice sounded indifferent and bored, but Jaden could tell otherwise.

"You know," she said, sounding bored and a little irritable.

Shadow picked up the handpiece and did his best to sound bored.

It seemed to her that he sounded both impatient and a little bored.

I wish she hadn't sounded quite so bored, nor in so much of a hurry.

She sounded bored and frustrated, as if everyone should know this.

His voice managed to sound bored and contemptuous at the same time.