talk low

Example Sentences

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He writes about meeting Wayne, who gave him this advice on making it in Hollywood: "Remember to talk low, talk slow and don't say too much."

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2010

An' sometimes, when you talk low, it sounds round and sweet like the 'cello in the Macdonough Theater orchestra.

From The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack

We must tread softly and talk low as we go through the land of the Jolliginki.

From The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Walpole, Hugh, Sir

Major Beak, in particular, began to talk low, and made no reference whatever to nautical matters, while Mrs Pods looked amiably—almost affectionately—at Mrs Tods.

From Post Haste by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

"But can you really hear—if they talk low?"

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert