trying to say
- expressingCommunicating thoughts outwardly
- communicatingTransmitting ideas between parties
- implyingSuggesting without stating directly
- suggestingOffering an idea indirectly
- meaningWhat something signifies
hinting · struggling · stammering · fumbling · searching · grasping · reaching · clarifying · explaining · getting at · alluding · insinuating · tongue-tied · speechless · frustrated · hesitant · halting · sputtering
communicative intent
trying to saywithholding
Keeping from another
concealing · hiding · biting one's tongue · saying nothing · keeping quiet
clarity of expression
trying to sayarticulating
Expressing clearly in speech
getting across · spelling out · spelling it out · nailing it · conveying