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WAYS OF TALKING

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LOW VOICE mutter: angry or complaining in a low voice which is difficult to hear. whisper: quietly using breath. murmur: low, soft, continuous sound. murmur at / against: complain in private. grumble: complain in a quiet and tempered way.

CONVERSATION have a talk about = to have a word withtalk turkey: seriously, honestly (sth that needs to be agreed - esp. business) talk shops: talk about work on social occasions. to have a heart to heart with: private, with a friend, honestly about sth personal. chat: informally, friendly about unimportant things. “Chat with / to sb. Chat about. To have a chat with.” converse: to have a conversation. get / fall into conversation: talk with a stranger esp. by chance. gas: chat but in group for a long time about things that are not important. make conversation: make an effort to have a conversation. Just to seem friendly. chatter: (a group of people) together, quickly, in a friendly way about unimportant things. chatter away: continuously. gossip: reports about other people’s private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true. talk: you say others “talk” meaning they gossip. jaw: talk. go / keep on (at sb) about sth: keep talking, complaining in an annoying way.

ANGRILY snap at: in a quick angry way. yell: shout with fear, anger or excitement. shout: utter a loud call or cry, typically as an expression of a strong emotion. bowl: speak angrily.

UNCLEARLY ramble: for too long in a confusing way changing the topic and forgetting what you’ve already said. waffle: for too long without saying anything important. gabble: too quickly. People don’t understand what you’re saying.

TO ARGUE A POINT discuss: exchange ideas and opinions about a subject or situation. labour the point: express the same idea again and again trying to be clear but being just boring. hold forth: loudly and confidently, to a group of people, giving your opinion. Or telling a story in an annoying way.

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Get out of my house right now! She him.
He something under his breath.
She to her mother on the phone every day.
They would start about her as soon as she left.
Willy on about computers and programming.
There was a of approval from the crowd.

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: loudly and confidently.
: express the same idea again and again.
: quietly using breath.
: shout.
: make an effort to have a conversation.

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