mumble softly
Frequency: 7.53.8 per million words
to speak in a gentle, low voice
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Examples (20)
- She could only mumble softly in response, her voice barely audible.
- He began to mumble softly to himself.
- He tends to mumble softly when he's nervous or unsure.
- She mumbled softly, so I couldn't hear what she said.
- The child began to mumble softly in her sleep, dreaming sweet dreams.
- Don't mumble softly; please speak up!
- Despite his anger, he chose to mumble softly rather than raise his voice.
- The old man was mumbling softly in his sleep.
- When asked about the secret, she would just mumble softly and look away.
- She continued to mumble softly while reading the letter.
- The old man used to mumble softly to himself as he walked through the park.
- He mumbled softly under his breath as he walked away.
- She had to lean in close to hear him mumble softly his apologies.
- They heard him mumble softly about the cold weather.
- After the accident, he could only mumble softly, still in shock.
- The patient started to mumble softly after the surgery.
- He tried to mumble softly a warning, but it was too late.
- If you mumble softly, no one will understand you.
- The shy girl would often mumble softly when asked to speak in class.
- She would often mumble softly when she was nervous.