Unit 84: The way you say it.

Question 1

mumble|mutter

Answer 1

(negative) speak or say something in a quiet voice in a way that is not clear

Question 2

murmur

Answer 2

(positive) say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear or understand

Question 3

shriek at sb|in/with sth

Answer 3

give a loud high shout, for example when you are excited, frightened or in pain

Question 4

bicker over|squabble

Answer 4

argue in an irritated way usually about sth petty

Question 5

slag off

They spent all evening slagging off their colleagues.

Answer 5

criticise in an insulting way

Question 6

whine|whinge

Answer 6

complain in an annoying way.

Question 7

gossip about

Answer 7

talk about people, rumours

Question 8

wind sb up

(n): a complete wind-up

Answer 8

tease, fool sb

Question 9

butter sb up

Answer 9

say nice things because they want sth from sb

Question 10

lisp

Answer 10

a speech fault in which the sound ‘s’ is pronounced ‘th’

Question 11

stammer

Answer 11

a problem that somebody has in speaking in which they repeat sounds or words or often stop, before saying things correctly

Question 12

stutter

Answer 12

a speech problem in which a person finds it difficult to say the first sound of a word and repeats it several times

Question 13

slur

Answer 13

pronounce words in a way that is not clear so that they run into each other, usually because you are drunk or tired

Question 14

get tongue-tied

Answer 14

cannot say what I want to say because of nerves.