tell softly

Frequency: 7.513.0 per million words

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.