| close-mouthed |
saying little; not talkative; reticent. |
| commonplace |
a trite or unoriginal saying; platitude. [1/4 definitions] |
| concise |
saying much in a few words; short and to the point. |
| daresay |
to take the risk of saying (used to introduce a statement of what one imagines to be true; used only in the first person singular in the present tense). |
| dictum |
a well-known saying; maxim. [1/3 definitions] |
| express |
to make thoughts or feelings known by saying or writing. [1/2 definitions] |
| expression |
a common saying. [1/3 definitions] |
| gnome2 |
a short, pithy, wise saying; aphorism. |
| goodbye |
an expression of farewell, or the act of saying farewell. [1/2 definitions] |
| ground1 |
the reason or reasons for saying or doing something. [1/4 definitions] |
| heckle |
to bother a public speaker or performer by saying rude things or asking annoying questions. |
| hedge |
to avoid saying what one thinks or will do by not answering directly. [1/3 definitions] |
| hold back |
to restrain oneself from saying something or doing something. [2/5 definitions] |
| honest |
sincere; saying the truth. [1/3 definitions] |
| imply |
to hint or suggest without saying directly. |
| improvise |
to meet the needs of the moment by creating, saying, or doing something in a spontaneous, unplanned way. [1/4 definitions] |
| interrupt |
to break the continuity of what someone is doing or saying. [1/4 definitions] |
| invite |
to bring about by doing or saying; to risk causing. [1/3 definitions] |
| jest |
a funny saying or action; joke. [1/2 definitions] |
| joke |
to say something for effect or amusement without meaning what one is saying. [1/7 definitions] |
| lip-read |
to understand (what a person is saying) by looking at his or her lips. [1/2 definitions] |