tell softly
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to give information in a quiet voice
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Examples (10)
- She had to tell him the bad news softly.
- Please tell me softly, I don't want anyone else to hear.
- He would always tell his children bedtime stories softly.
- Can you tell me the secret softly?
- She began to tell her tale softly, almost a whisper.
- The doctor had to tell the patient's family the grim prognosis softly.
- If you want to share something confidential, you should tell it softly.
- I heard her tell him softly that she loved him.
- He promised to tell me the truth, but he told it so softly I almost missed it.
- When the baby was asleep, she would tell her husband her day's events softly.