He made it sound almost insulting.

"Honey," she said, afraid she was going to sound insulting.

From anyone else it would have sounded insulting.

He hurried on, as though feeling this might sound insulting.

And I like her well enough now, to be sure," he added hastily, as though fearing this might sound insulting.

Now to hear some home counties girl singing like she comes from the Southside of Chicago sounds phoney and insulting.

His voice sounded almost insulting, and one of the Frenchmen flushed and started to scowl.

"My first response is, that sounds a little insulting in some ways," Lehman said.

Though I want to help you very much, and if that sounds patronizing or insulting, I'm sorry.

The call, sounding highly derisive and insulting, came to him telepathically.