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to mumble
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to mutter
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to raise one's voice
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to shout
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to yell
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to scream
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to roar
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to nag
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to bicker
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to squabble
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to whine
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gossip
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to butter up
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to exaggerate
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exaggeration
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to generalize
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lisp
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stammer
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to stutter
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to slur
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tongue-tied
lesson summary
to mumble
to mumble
Verbo
m
m
u
ə
m
m
b
b
ə
l
l
e
(mascullar)

(mascullar)

murmurar

to speak in a low or unclear voice, often so that the words are difficult to understand

Información Gramatical:

Intransitivo
to mutter
to mutter
Verbo
m
m
u
ə
tt
t
e
ɜ
r
r
(masmullar)

(masmullar)

murmurar

to speak in a way that is not clear or easily heard

Información Gramatical:

Intransitivo
to [raise] {one's} voice
to raise one's voice
Frase
uk flag
/ɹˈeɪz wˈʌnz vˈɔɪs/
N/A

N/A

to elevate the volume of speech, typically fueled by anger or strong emotion

to shout
to shout
Verbo
sh
ʃ
o
a
u
ʊ
t
t
gritar

gritar

to speak loudly, often associated with expressing anger or when you cannot hear what the other person is saying

whisper

Información Gramatical:

Intransitivo
to yell
to yell
Verbo
y
j
e
ɛ
ll
l
gritar

gritar

to shout very loudly

Información Gramatical:

Intransitivo
to scream
to scream
Verbo
s
s
c
k
r
r
ea
i
m
m
gritar

gritar

to make a loud, sharp cry when one is feeling a strong emotion

Información Gramatical:

Intransitivo
to roar
Verbo
r
r
oa
ɔ
r
r
(gritar)

(gritar)

rugir

to say or shout something loudly, often to get attention or express strong feelings

Información Gramatical:

Transitivo
to nag
Verbo
n
n
a
æ
g
g
(fastidiar)

(fastidiar)

molestar

to annoy others constantly with endless complaints

to bicker
to bicker
Verbo
b
b
i
ɪ
ck
k
e
ɜ
r
r
(discutir)

(discutir)

reñir

to argue over unimportant things in an ongoing and repetitive way

Información Gramatical:

Intransitivo
to squabble
to squabble
Verbo
s
s
q
k
u
w
a
ɑ
bb
b
ə
l
l
e
(pelear)

(pelear)

reñir

to noisily argue over an unimportant matter

Información Gramatical:

Intransitivo
to whine
Verbo
wh
hw
i
n
n
e
quejarse

quejarse

to express one's discontent or dissatisfaction in an annoying manner

Información Gramatical:

Intransitivo
gossip
gossip
Sustantivo
g
g
o
ɑ
ss
s
i
ə
p
p
(cotilleo)

(cotilleo)

chisme

informal or idle talk about others, especially their personal lives, typically involving details that may not be confirmed or verified

to butter up
to butter up
Verbo
uk flag
/bˈʌɾɚɹ ˈʌp/
(halagar)

(halagar)

adular

to compliment someone to gain something in return

Información Gramatical:

Estado Frasal
separable
verbo de la frase
butter
partícula de la frase
up
to exaggerate
to exaggerate
Verbo
e
ɪ
x
gz
a
æ
gg
ʤ
e
ɜ
r
r
a
t
t
e
exagerar

exagerar

to describe something better, larger, worse, etc. than it truly is

understate

Información Gramatical:

Transitivo
exaggeration
Sustantivo
e
ɪ
x
gz
a
æ
gg
ʤ
e
ɜ
r
r
a
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n
(exagero)

(exagero)

exageración

the act of overstating or stretching the truth beyond what is accurate or realistic

to generalize
Verbo
g
ʤ
e
ɛ
n
n
e
ɜ
r
r
a
ə
l
l
i
z
z
e
generalizar

generalizar

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion about something by taking a few instances or facts into account

specify
lisp
Sustantivo
l
l
i
ɪ
s
s
p
p
N/A

N/A

a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'

stammer
Sustantivo
s
s
t
t
a
æ
mm
m
e
ɜ
r
r
(balbuceo)

(balbuceo)

tartamudeo

a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds

to stutter
to stutter
Verbo
s
s
t
t
u
ə
tt
t
e
ɜ
r
r
(balbucear)

(balbucear)

tartamudear

to speak with involuntary repetitive sounds or interruptions in the flow of speech

Información Gramatical:

Intransitivo
to slur
Verbo
s
s
l
l
u
ɜ
r
r
(balbucear)

(balbucear)

mascullar

utter indistinctly

tongue-tied
Adjetivo
uk flag
/tˈʌŋtˈaɪd/
(trabado)

(trabado)

sin palabras

unable to speak clearly or express oneself due to nervousness, shyness, or confusion

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