whisper softly
Frequency: 8.520.5 per million words
to speak very quietly, using your breath rather than your voice
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Examples (20)
- She had to whisper softly so as not to wake the baby.
- She had to whisper softly to avoid disturbing the sleeping child.
- He leaned in close to whisper softly a secret in her ear.
- He leaned in and whispered softly a secret into her ear.
- "Don't make a sound," she whispered softly.
- The librarian asked everyone to whisper softly while in the reading room.
- The wind seemed to whisper softly through the trees.
- The wind began to whisper softly through the tall grass.
- Even in the noisy room, I could hear her whisper softly.
- "I love you," she whispered softly, barely audible.
- The old man would often whisper softly to himself.
- During the play, the actors were instructed to whisper softly during the intimate scenes.
- Could you please whisper softly? Others are trying to concentrate.
- She always whispers softly when sharing confidential information.
- She began to whisper softly, sharing her fears.
- The old man would often whisper softly to his deceased wife's photograph.
- He whispered softly a word of encouragement.
- Can you whisper softly? My head hurts.
- The librarian asked them to whisper softly in the reading room.
- The mother tried to whisper softly to calm her anxious child.