lower your voice
Reduce your volume
To lower your voice is to speak more quietly, typically to avoid being overheard or to signal that what follows is private or sensitive: She lowered her voice and leaned in closer.
It can also be a command to someone speaking too loudly or aggressively: Lower your voice—you're making a scene.
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hushAbsence of sound
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- quietLacking in sound
- keep it downRequest for less noise
shush · quiet down · soften · tone · tone it down · speak softly · gentle · subdued · muffled · library · secret · hush hush · intimate · calm · soothe · volume · tender · conspiratorial