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mutter: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

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gibbering collapse

aspirate collapse: a consonant pronounced with aspiration; suck in (air); pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds; remove as if by suction; "aspirate the wound"

bated breath collapse

low voice collapse

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

droning collapse

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

whimper collapse: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

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

mouthing collapse

whispering collapse

lament collapse: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"; express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child"

plaint collapse: a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed

moan collapse

rumor collapse: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth; tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

grouch collapse: a bad-tempered person; show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"

sibilate collapse: utter a sibilant; pronounce with an initial sibilant

muttering collapse

exclaim collapse: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

grumble collapse: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone; to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"

yowl collapse: utter shrieks, as of cats

bellyache collapse

drawl collapse: a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels; lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"

coo collapse: the sound made by a pigeon; cry softly, as of pigeons; speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

fumble collapse: (sports) dropping the ball; drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder; "fumble a grounder"; handle clumsily; make one's way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door"

sob collapse: convulsive gasp made while weeping; weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"

grouse collapse: popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet; flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil; hunt grouse

outcry collapse

whine collapse: complain whiningly; move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"

yell collapse: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

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

wail collapse: cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"

screech collapse: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

grunt collapse: medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught; the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs; an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"; issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"

warble collapse: a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly; sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

garble collapse

holler collapse: shout out; "He hollered out to surrender our weapons"

blubber collapse: an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil; utter while crying

yawp collapse: make a raucous noise

yelp collapse: bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped"

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