10 Words for...SAID

bellowed – uttered loudly (like the sound of an animal)
‘Stop!’ she bellowed.
croaked – uttered in a harsh and hoarse way (like a frog)
‘My throat hurts,’ he croaked.
groaned – uttered in a way that expresses pain or disapproval
‘We don’t want to,’ the children groaned when their father told them to brush their teeth.
grunted – uttered in a way that sounds like the short low gruff noise made by hogs
‘I suppose so,’ she grunted.
mumbled – uttered in a soft and indistinct tone
‘I don’t want to,’ the child mumbled.
murmured – uttered in a low and almost inaudible manner
‘Did you hear the news?’ he murmured.
muttered – uttered in a low and almost inaudible manner
We muttered the answers to each other.
shrieked – uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
‘Help!’ a terrified voice shrieked.
snarled – uttered with bared teeth in an aggressive animal-like way
‘Leave me alone,’ he snarled.
whispered – uttered in a soft hushed tone, without vibrations of the vocal cords
'Can you keep a secret?’ I whispered.

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18 Nov 2021
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