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Mutter

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To speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are worried or complaining about something

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Mumble

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To speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the w ords are difficult to understand

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Murmur

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To speak or say very quietly (more positive)

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Without a murmur

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Without any protrst, complaint or comment

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Raise your voice

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Speak louder [+]

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Raise your voice at

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Don’t speak in that loud, angry tone [-]

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Shriek

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Loud and very high-pitched [+/-]

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Roar

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Very loud volume, but deeper-pitched, like a lion [+/-]

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Nagging at

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Criticizing faults or duties not done

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Bickering over who sits by the window

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Arguing in an irritated way usually about something petty (syn. Squabble)

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Slagging off

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Criticizing in an insulting way (very informal)

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Whine

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Complain in an annoying (informal / -)

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Chatting away

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Suggests light, non-serious talk; note how away is used to emphasize continuous/extended talj

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Gossip

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Talk about people, rumors

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Winding him up

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Teasing, fooling him ( informal)

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Buttering me up

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Saying nice things because she wanted something from me [-]

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Exaggerate

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Make something seem greater than it really is

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Make general statements about something

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Generalize

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Lisp

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Difficulty in making an ‘s’ sound and making a ‘th’ sound instead

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Stammer

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Speak with abnormal pauses and repetitions

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Stuttered

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Repeat sounds at the beginning of words

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Slurring

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His words had a slow, lazy sound; difficult to understand

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Get tongue-tied

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Cannot say what I want to say because of nerves, i.e. Emotional rather than physical problem affecting speech