undertone
noun (QUIET VOICE) /ˈʌn.də.təʊn/
/-dɚ.toʊn/ Definition
in an undertone › in a very quiet voice: Freddie muttered something to me in an undertone.Ways of talking
(Definition of undertone noun (QUIET VOICE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -mouthed suffix
- -tongued suffix
- blab verb
- croak noun
- croak verb (MAKE SOUND)
- croon verb
- declamatory adjective
- drone on phrasal verb
- evangelize verb (OPINIONS)
- grunt verb
- jabber verb
- loose verb
- murmur noun (SOUND)
- murmur verb (SPEAK QUIETLY)
- pipe verb (SPEAK)
- rambling adjective (TALK)
- reel sth off phrasal verb (LIST)
- talk trash idiom
- tattle noun
- throw your voice idiom
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