Lesson 83

Question 1

Mutter

Answer 1

To speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are worried or complaining about something

Question 2

Murmur

Answer 2

To speak or say very quietly (more positive)

Question 3

Without a murmur

Answer 3

Without any protrst, complaint or comment

Question 4

Raise your voice

Answer 4

Speak louder [+]

Question 5

Raise your voice at

Answer 5

Don’t speak in that loud, angry tone [-]

Question 6

Shriek

Answer 6

Loud and very high-pitched [+/-]

Question 7

Roar

Answer 7

Very loud volume, but deeper-pitched, like a lion [+/-]

Question 8

Nagging at

Answer 8

Criticizing faults or duties not done

Question 9

Bickering over who sits by the window

Answer 9

Arguing in an irritated way usually about something petty (syn. Squabble)

Question 10

Slagging off

Answer 10

Criticizing in an insulting way (very informal)

Question 11

Whine

Answer 11

Complain in an annoying (informal / -)

Question 12

Chatting away

Answer 12

Suggests light, non-serious talk; note how away is used to emphasize continuous/extended talj

Question 13

Gossip

Answer 13

Talk about people, rumors

Question 14

Winding him up

Answer 14

Teasing, fooling him ( informal)

Question 15

Buttering me up

Answer 15

Saying nice things because she wanted something from me [-]

Question 16

Exaggerate

Answer 16

Make something seem greater than it really is

Question 17

Make general statements about something

Answer 17

Generalize

Question 18

Lisp

Answer 18

Difficulty in making an ‘s’ sound and making a ‘th’ sound instead

Question 19

Stammer

Answer 19

Speak with abnormal pauses and repetitions

Question 20

Stuttered

Answer 20

Repeat sounds at the beginning of words

Question 21

Slurring

Answer 21

His words had a slow, lazy sound; difficult to understand

Question 22

Get tongue-tied

Answer 22

Cannot say what I want to say because of nerves, i.e. Emotional rather than physical problem affecting speech

Question 23

Mumble

Answer 23

To speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the w ords are difficult to understand