ask quietly

Frequency: 7.814.5 per million words

To ask in a way that makes little sound.

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Examples (10)

  • Not wanting to disturb the others, he leaned over and asked quietly for the time.
  • "Is everything alright?" she asked quietly, noticing his worried expression.
  • The little boy asked quietly if he could have another piece of cake.
  • During the lecture, she had to ask her neighbor quietly for a pen.
  • He knelt down and asked quietly, "Will you marry me?"
  • While everyone else was shouting, he was quietly asking for help.
  • "Are you still awake?" he asked quietly into the dark room.
  • The defendant leaned over to ask his lawyer a question quietly so the jury wouldn't hear.
  • Please ask him quietly to come to my office; I don't want to cause a scene.
  • He quietly asked the nurse for an update on his wife's condition.