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faintness

Roget category 405

3. Words relating to matter
3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation

#405. Faintness

noun

faintness etc. adj. — faint sound, whisper, breathundertone, underbreathmurmur, hum, susurrationtinklestill small voice.
" hoarseness etc. adj. — raucity.

verb

whisper, breathe, murmur, purl, hum, gurgle, ripple, babble, flowtinklemutter etc. (speak imperfectly) 583susurrate.
steal on the earmelt in the air, float on the air.

adjective

inaudiblescarcely audible, just audiblelow, dullstifled, muffledhoarse, huskygentle, soft, faintfloatingpurling, flowing etc. v. — whispered etc. v. — liquidsoothingdulcet etc. (melodious) 413susurrant, susurrous.

adverb

in a whisper, with bated breath, sotto voce [Lat.], between the teeth, asidepiano, pianissimod la sourdineout of earshot inaudibly etc. adj.. (ii) SPECIFIC SOUNDS

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