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sub rosa collapse: in secret or covertly; "held a meeting sub rosa to avoid general criticism"

stage whisper collapse: a loud whisper that can be overheard; on the stage it is heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to the rest of the cast

low voice collapse

secretly collapse: not openly; inwardly; "they were secretly delighted at his embarrassment"; "hoped secretly she would change her mind"; in secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"

susurration collapse: the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft susurrus of conversation"

mumbling collapse: ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth); indistinct enunciation

whispering collapse

humbly collapse: in a humble manner; "he humbly lowered his head"

meekly collapse: in a submissive or spiritless manner; "meekly bowed to his wishes"

sotto voce collapse: in an undertone; "he uttered a curse sotto voce"

with bated breath collapse

hopefully collapse: it is hoped; "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"; with hope; in a hopeful manner; "we searched hopefully for a good position"

muttering collapse

keyed up collapse

behind the scenes collapse

on edge collapse

on tenterhooks collapse

modestly collapse: in a modest manner; "the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'"

expectant collapse

I collapse: the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

murmuring collapse: making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices"

taut collapse: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"; subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"

spark of life collapse

life cycle collapse: a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage; the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced

life force collapse: (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms

biorhythm collapse

biological clock collapse: an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions

mumble collapse: a soft indistinct utterance; talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice; grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"

apprehensive collapse: in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger"; mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences"; quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

undertone collapse: a pale or subdued color; a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning; a quiet or hushed tone of voice; "spoke in undertones"

jiva collapse

pneuma collapse

miasma collapse: unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"; an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"

heartbeat collapse: an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"

prana collapse

life principle collapse

deathbed collapse: the bed on which a person dies; the last few hours before death

sigh collapse: an utterance made by exhaling audibly; a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees"; heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"; utter with a sigh

bad breath collapse

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