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noise
(--- Informal) A hint or indication of someone's opinion, intention, etc.
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  1. (--- Informal) A hint or indication of someone's opinion, intention, etc.
  2. Loud or confused shouting; din of voices; clamor
  3. Sound or a sound of any kind:
murmur
(Medicine) An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.
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  1. (Medicine) An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.
  2. (Med.) Any abnormal sound heard by auscultation, esp. of the heart
  3. A low, indistinct, continuous sound:
susurration
A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
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  1. A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
mumble
A mumbled sound or utterance
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  1. A mumbled sound or utterance
  2. A quiet or unintelligible vocalization.
  3. A low tone of voice.
rustle
Such a succession of sounds
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  1. Such a succession of sounds
  2. A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of leaves.
hum
The act of humming.
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  1. The act of humming.
  2. A continuous, murmuring sound
buzz
A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
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  1. A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
  2. The audible friction of voice consonants.
  3. A vibrating, humming, or droning sound.
drone
An idle person who lives by the work of others; parasite; loafer
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  1. An idle person who lives by the work of others; parasite; loafer
  2. A continuous low humming or buzzing sound.
  3. A continuous and monotonous humming or buzzing sound
undertone
A faint or subdued color, esp. one seen through other colors, as in some glazes
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  1. A faint or subdued color, esp. one seen through other colors, as in some glazes
  2. An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, verbal dialogue or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent
  3. A low tone of sound or voice
disclosure
Something uncovered; a revelation.
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  1. Something uncovered; a revelation.
  2. The act or process of revealing or uncovering.
  3. The release of information about a person or entity. Of a corporation, the filing of documents and statements required by law; in litigation, the release of documents and other information subpoenaed or otherwise sought by the other side. See also discovery. The release of information about a person or entity. Of a corporation, the filing of documents and statements required by law; in litigation, the release of documents and other information subpoenaed or otherwise sought by the other side. See also discovery.
divulgence
A divulging or being divulged; disclosure
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  1. A divulging or being divulged; disclosure
  2. The act of divulging.
  3. Something that is divulged.
confidence
That which is confided; a secret:
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  1. That which is confided; a secret:
  2. Belief in the certainty of something:
  3. Something told as a secret
aside
Words spoken by an actor in such a way that they are heard by the audience but supposedly not by the other actors
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  1. Words spoken by an actor in such a way that they are heard by the audience but supposedly not by the other actors
  2. A piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage.
  3. An incidental remark made quietly so as to be heard by the person to whom it is said and not by any others in the vicinity.
stage-whisper
Any similar loud whisper meant to be overheard
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  1. Any similar loud whisper meant to be overheard
  2. (Theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough that the audience can hear.
  3. The conventional whisper of an actor, intended to be heard by the audience but supposedly inaudible to others on stage.
secret
The true cause or explanation, regarded as not obvious
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  1. The true cause or explanation, regarded as not obvious
  2. Something that remains beyond understanding or explanation; a mystery:
  3. A method or formula for doing or making something well, especially when not widely known:
rumor
General talk not based on definite knowledge; mere gossip; hearsay
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  1. General talk not based on definite knowledge; mere gossip; hearsay
  2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
  3. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
hint
A small, barely detectable amount of.
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  1. A small, barely detectable amount of.
  2. A clue.
  3. A slight indication of a fact, wish, etc.; indirect suggestion or piece of advice; intimation; covert allusion
tell
To give a detailed account of; narrate:
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  1. To give a detailed account of; narrate:
  2. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
  3. To reveal something that is not supposed to be revealed, especially something that someone has done wrong:
mutter
To complain or grumble morosely.
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  1. To complain or grumble morosely.
  2. To speak in low, indistinct tones without much movement of the lips, as in complaining or in speaking to oneself
  3. To utter or say in low indistinct tones.
murmur
To make a low, continuous, indistinct sound or succession of sounds.
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  1. To make a low, continuous, indistinct sound or succession of sounds.
  2. To say in a low indistinct voice; utter indistinctly:
  3. To say in a murmur
susurrate
To whisper; murmur; rustle
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  1. To whisper; murmur; rustle
rustle
(--- Archaic) In the W U.S., to round up (cattle, horses, etc.)
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  1. (--- Archaic) In the W U.S., to round up (cattle, horses, etc.)
  2. (Ergative) To move (something) with a soft crackling sound.
  3. (Informal) To work or proceed with, or move, bring, or get by, energetic or vigorous action
murmur
(Med.) Any abnormal sound heard by auscultation, esp. of the heart
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  1. (Med.) Any abnormal sound heard by auscultation, esp. of the heart
  2. A mumbled or muttered complaint
  3. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
sigh
The act or sound of sighing
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  1. The act or sound of sighing
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) A person who is bored.
  3. A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of air, as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
sough
A soft, low, murmuring, sighing, or rustling sound
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  1. A soft, low, murmuring, sighing, or rustling sound
  2. A soft murmuring or rustling sound, as of the wind or a gentle surf.
  3. A sigh.
susurration
A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
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  1. A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
susurrus
A whispering, murmuring, or rustling sound
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  1. A whispering, murmuring, or rustling sound
breath
A momentary pause or rest:
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  1. A momentary pause or rest:
  2. Spirit or vitality:
  3. The capacity to breathe, especially in a natural and unlabored manner:
dash
A short, fast run or race
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  1. A short, fast run or race
  2. In Morse and similar codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers.
  3. A spirited quality in action or style; verve.
ghost
(Folklore) A dead person's disembodied spirit, esp. when thought of as appearing to the living as a pale, shadowy apparition
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  1. (Folklore) A dead person's disembodied spirit, esp. when thought of as appearing to the living as a pale, shadowy apparition
  2. A faint, unwanted image, as:
  3. The spirit of a dead person, especially one that is believed to appear to the living in bodily form or to haunt specific locations.
hair
Any of the fine, threadlike outgrowths from the skin of an animal or human being
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  1. Any of the fine, threadlike outgrowths from the skin of an animal or human being
  2. A slender growth resembling a mammalian hair, found on insects and other animals.
  3. A precise or exact degree:
hint
A small, barely detectable amount of.
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  1. A small, barely detectable amount of.
  2. A slight indication of a fact, wish, etc.; indirect suggestion or piece of advice; intimation; covert allusion
  3. A barely perceptible amount:
intimation
The act of intimating
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  1. The act of intimating
  2. A formal announcement or declaration
  3. A hint; indirect suggestion
semblance
Likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
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  1. Likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
  2. A likeness, image, or representation
  3. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
shade
Dark shadows gathering at dusk:
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  1. Dark shadows gathering at dusk:
  2. Any of various devices used to reduce or screen light or heat:
  3. Degree of darkness of a color; gradation of a color with reference to its mixture with black
shadow
A dark area or shape made by an object blocking rays of light.
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  1. A dark area or shape made by an object blocking rays of light.
  2. The darkness or diminished light caused by the blocking of a light source:
  3. An incipient growth of beard that makes the skin look darker.
streak
A line or long, thin mark; stripe or smear, generally differing in color or texture from the surrounding area
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  1. A line or long, thin mark; stripe or smear, generally differing in color or texture from the surrounding area
  2. A line, mark, smear, or band differentiated by color or texture from its surroundings.
  3. The characteristic color of a mineral after it has been ground into a powder. Because the streak of a mineral is not always the same as its natural color, it is a useful tool in mineral identification.
suggestion
Something suggested:
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  1. Something suggested:
  2. The process by which an idea is brought to the mind through its connection or association with another idea already in the mind
  3. The sequential process by which one thought or mental image leads to another.
suspicion
The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing:
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  1. The condition of being suspected, especially of wrongdoing:
  2. The state or feeling of having no confidence or certainty about something; distrust:
  3. The act or an instance of suspecting something on little or no evidence:
taste
An attitude or a style reflecting such ability or preferences on the part of a group of people of a particular time and place
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  1. An attitude or a style reflecting such ability or preferences on the part of a group of people of a particular time and place
  2. This sense in combination with the senses of smell and touch, which together receive a sensation of a substance in the mouth.
  3. The ability to notice, appreciate, and judge what is beautiful, appropriate, or harmonious, or what is excellent in art, music, decoration, clothing, etc.
tinge
A slight coloring; tint
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  1. A slight coloring; tint
  2. A small amount of a color incorporated or added.
  3. A slight trace, flavor, odor, etc.; smack; touch
touch
A prospect for a loan or handout:
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  1. A prospect for a loan or handout:
  2. An ability to propel a ball a desired distance; control or accuracy:
  3. A sensation experienced in touching something with a characteristic texture:
trace
Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige:
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  1. Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige:
  2. An act of researching or ascertaining the origin or location of something:
  3. The visible line or spot that moves across the face of a cathode-ray tube
whiff
A faint indication; hint; trace
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  1. A faint indication; hint; trace
  2. (Informal) A complete miss when attempting to hit something, as a golf ball, with a swinging motion
  3. A light puff or gust of air or wind; breath
whisker
Any of the long, bristly hairs growing on each side of the upper lip of a cat, rat, etc.; vibrissa
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  1. Any of the long, bristly hairs growing on each side of the upper lip of a cat, rat, etc.; vibrissa
  2. One of the long stiff tactile bristles or hairs that grow near the mouth and elsewhere on the head of most mammals; a vibrissa.
  3. The hair on a man's cheeks and chin.
mumble
To speak or say indistinctly and in a low voice, as with the mouth partly closed; mutter
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  1. To speak or say indistinctly and in a low voice, as with the mouth partly closed; mutter
  2. To chew slowly or ineffectively without or as if without teeth.
  3. To speak words indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.
murmur
To mumble or mutter a complaint
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  1. To mumble or mutter a complaint
  2. To say in a low indistinct voice; utter indistinctly:
  3. To say in a murmur
mutter
To complain or grumble morosely.
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  1. To complain or grumble morosely.
  2. To utter or say in low indistinct tones.
  3. To speak in low, indistinct tones without much movement of the lips, as in complaining or in speaking to oneself
blab
To give away (a secret) in idle chatter
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  1. To give away (a secret) in idle chatter
  2. (Intransitive) To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
  3. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
gossip
To engage in or spread gossip:
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  1. To engage in or spread gossip:
  2. To be a gossip or engage in gossip
noise
To spread about (a report, rumor, etc.)
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  1. To spread about (a report, rumor, etc.)
  2. To make noise or a noise
  3. To talk much or loudly
rumor
To spread or tell by rumor.
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  1. To spread or tell by rumor.
talk
To speak or know how to speak (a language or a language variety):
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  1. To speak or know how to speak (a language or a language variety):
  2. To utter or pronounce words:
  3. To speak about or discuss (something) or give expression to (something):
tattle
To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.
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  1. To reveal (something about someone) to another, as through gossiping.
  2. To reveal other people's secrets; tell tales
  3. To talk idly; chatter; gossip
tittle-tattle
To spread gossip
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  1. To spread gossip
  2. To engage in such gossip
  3. To talk idly or foolishly; gossip.
breathe
To pause to rest or regain breath:
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  1. To pause to rest or regain breath:
  2. To inhale (an aroma, for example):
  3. To use air in combustion:
confide
To tell or talk about as a secret
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  1. To tell or talk about as a secret
  2. To disclose private matters in confidence:
  3. To give as a responsibility or put into another's care:
murmur
To make a low, continuous, indistinct sound or succession of sounds.
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  1. To make a low, continuous, indistinct sound or succession of sounds.
  2. To say in a murmur
  3. To say in a low indistinct voice; utter indistinctly:
sigh
To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
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  1. To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
  2. To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
  3. To express with a sigh
sough
To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
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  1. To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
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  • His whisper turned to a roar.

  • His voice turned to a whisper and he looked at her, conflicted.

  • Cynthia spoke in a whisper as she poked around.

  • Her whisper was almost too quiet for him to hear.

  • Gabriel bent to whisper something to Katie and then moved in front of him.

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