clears throat
- ahemAttention-getting interjection
- coughExplosive airway clearing
- raspyRough and grating
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- speechOral communication ability
attention · awkward · phlegm · hoarse · silence · pause · interruption · speaker · podium · microphone · mucus · dry · scratchy · hack · hesitation · announcement · discomfort · vocal
social signaling intent
clears throatbites tongue
looks away · holds back · keeps mum · defers · steps back
vocal action
clears throatspeaks up
Vocalizes a view
blurts out · shuts up · dives in · cuts to the chase · gets to the point