verb as in strong fondness

Strongest matches

mumble, whisper, stammer

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Example Sentences

Example:She mumbled her reply so inaudibly that nobody heard her.

Definition:To speak indistinctly or unintelligibly; to murmur

From mumble

Example:Under the regal seal, he had whispered to his son.

Definition:To speak in a very quiet, low voice

From whisper

Example:He stammered when he tried to explain himself.

Definition:To speak with hesitations and repetitions of sounds and syllables, as through a momentary defect of intellect or nervousness

From stammer