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to shout loudly in a deep voice
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bellow
‘Get back inside right now!’ he bellowed.
to shout in a loud voice
wrzeszczeć
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bawl
She bawled at us to get out of the way.
to make a very high loud sound, especially because you are afraid, angry, excited, or in pain
piszczeć, wrzeszczeć
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shriek
‘Ow!’ she shrieked. ‘The dog bit me!’
to shout loudly in an unpleasant high voice because you are angry, afraid, or excited
piszczeć, mówić wrzaskliwym głosem
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screech
He fell over and we all screeched with laughter.
to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or because you are amused or excited
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howl
‘You trod on my toe,’ she howled.
to cry out with a long high sound, especially because you are very sad or in pain
wyć, lamentować
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wail
‘But what shall I do?’ Bernard wailed.
to make a long deep sound because you are in pain, upset, or disappointed, or because something is very enjoyable
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groan
‘I think my leg is broken,’ he groaned.
to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good reason
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moan
‘I feel seasick already, ’ she moaned.
to make low crying sounds, or to speak in this way
biadolić, jęczeć
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whimper
‘My head hurts,’ she whimpered.
to talk quickly in short confused phrases, especially because you are angry or surprised
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splutter
‘That’s outrageous!’ he splutter.
to suddenly start to laugh, cry etc
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burst out
‘I don’t trust them!’ she burst out angrily.
to speak slowly, with vowel sounds that are longer than usual
przeciągać samogłoski
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drawl
‘Well,’ he drawled, ‘I’m surprised to see you here again.’
to speak unclearly without separating your words or sounds correctly, especially when someone is drunk
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slur
‘Take me home,’ she slurred.
to say something too quietly or not clearly enough, so that other people cannot understand you
mamrotać, bełkotać
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mumble
She mumbled something about having lost track of the time.
to speak in a low voice, especially because you are annoyed about something, or you do not want people to hear you
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mutter
‘They’re not meant to be here,’ he muttered.
to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear clearly
wyszeptać
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murmur
‘I love you so much,’ she murmured.
to say something so quickly that people cannot hear you clearly or understand you properly
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gabble, babble, jabber
‘I promise I’ll never do it again,’ he gabbled.

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