Vocabulary
言わんばかり
いわんばかり
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
adverb
Example sentences
彼（かれ）は同意（どうい）すると言（い）わんばかりにうなずいた。
He nodded as much as to say, I agree.
彼（かれ）は賛成（さんせい）だと言（い）わんばかりにうなずいた。
He nodded as much as to say that he agreed.
友人（ゆうじん）は「不可能（ふかのう）だ」と言（い）わんばかりに首（くび）を横（よこ）に振（ふ）った。
My friend shook his head as much as to say "impossible".
彼（かれ）らは「かわいそうな奴（やつ）」といわんばかりに私（わたし）達（たち）をじっと見（み）た。
They looked at us, as much as to say, "Poor creature."