Emerson40
An evening spent dancing
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SIFFILATE
[verb]
to whisper; to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
APHONIC
[adjective]
1- mouthed but not spoken; noiseless; silent.
2- Phonetics: a) lacking phonation; unvoiced. b) without voice; voiceless.
3- Pathology: affected with aphonia.
[noun]
4- a person affected with aphonia.
SOLILOQUY
[noun]
1- an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character’s innermost thoughts).
2- the act of talking while or as if alone.
SOTTO VOCE
[adverb & adjective]
1- in soft tones, so as not to be overheard; in an undertone.
2- intentionally lowering the volume of one’s voice for emphasis.
3- Music: in very soft tones; a dramatic lowering of the vocal or instrumental volume — not necessarily pianissimo, but a definitely hushed quality. Used chiefly as a direction.