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Speech Verbs and Dialogue tags

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Declare – announce publicly

Demand – insist upon something

Drawl – talk in a sloppy/lazy way

Exclaim – suddenly cry out

Explain – make something clear with details

Falter – speak hesitantly

Fume – speak angrily

Giggle – laugh childishly

Groan – talk with complaining intonation

Grumble – complain lowly

Growl – talk aggressively low/threateningly

Grunt – short guttural sound

Hiss – speak aggressively/sibilantly like a snake

Holler – shout/yell

Hoot – speak with laughter/joy/derision

Howl – cry in pain/cry in hilarity

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