sotto voce[adverb]Synonyms: faintly, mutedly, weakly
Contrasted words: aloud, out, out loud
Related Idioms: below one's breath, between one's teeth, in an aside, in an undertone, in a whisper, out of earshot, under one's breath
Related Words: low,
quietly,
softly,
muffledly,
mutteringly,
aside,
privately [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sot‧to vo‧ce /ˌsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃi $ ˌsɑːtoʊ ˈvoʊ-/
adverb formal[
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Italian;
Origin: 'under the voice']
in a very quiet voice, so that other people cannot easily hear:
‘No, it was Daniel,’ she continued, sotto voce. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲