quiet · inaudible · mumbled · low · secretive · sigh · hissed · barely · faint · voice · lips · exhale · private · sarcastic · aside · grumble · complaint · curse
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Related — whispered (Spoke without full voice); murmured (Spoke barely audibly); muttered (Spoke barely audibly); hushed · soft · quiet · inaudible · mumbled · low · secretive · sigh · hissed · barely
volume/audibilityunder her breath ≠ out loud With audible voice; aloud · loudly · shouting · screaming · booming
openness/directnessunder her breath ≠ openly Without hiding anything; publicly · out in the open · directly · brazenly · point-blank
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/under_her_breath