faintness

Roget-categorie 405

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

#405. Faintness

zelfstandig naamwoord

faintness etc. adj. — faint sound, whisper, breath — undertone, underbreath^† — murmur, hum, susurration — tinkle — still small voice.
" hoarseness etc. adj. — raucity^†.

werkwoord

whisper, breathe, murmur, purl, hum, gurgle, ripple, babble, flow — tinkle — mutter etc. (speak imperfectly) 583 — susurrate^†.
steal on the ear — melt in the air, float on the air.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

inaudible — scarcely audible, just audible — low, dull — stifled, muffled — hoarse, husky — gentle, soft, faint — floating — purling, flowing etc. v. — whispered etc. v. — liquid — soothing — dulcet etc. (melodious) 413 — susurrant^†, susurrous^†.

bijwoord

in a whisper, with bated breath, sotto voce [Lat.], between the teeth, aside — piano, pianissimo — d la sourdine^† — out of earshot inaudibly etc. adj.. (ii) SPECIFIC SOUNDS

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