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hushed tone
noun as in whisper
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"I guess you got the name wrong, Boy," he returned, in a hushed tone.
Simpson, feeling vaguely as if his world were somehow at stake, went about explaining particulars in a hushed tone.
"Don't speak so loud," said Harold Dercksz, in a hushed tone.
“I have never seen anything like this in the old country,” she breathed, in a low, hushed tone.
"This is wonderful—for me," King began, in the hushed tone befitting such a place—and the tone which suited his feelings as well.
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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hushed tone, such as: buzz, gossip, hint, innuendo, murmur, and sigh.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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