20
mumbled(verb, adjective, stammered)
18
said(verb, express, say, tired, dialogue)
16
murmured(verb, adjective, voiced, mumbled)
11
whispered(verb, quiet, voiced, articulated, uttered)
6
moaned(verb, voiced)
4
groaned(verb, voiced)
2
complained
2
gnarled
2
griped
2
growled
2
grumbled
2
inarticulate(adjective, confused, rambling, disjointed)
2
incoherent(adjective, confused, rambling, unintelligible, disjointed)
2
mouthed
2
stuttered(verb, adjective, stammered)
2
unintelligible(adjective, confused, rambling, disjointed)
1
choked
1
garbled
1
talked
1
articulated(verb, voiced)
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