talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

• read — look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
• vocalize, vocalise, phonate — utter speech sounds
• troll — speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
• begin — begin to speak or say
• lip off, shoot one's mouth off — speak spontaneously and without restraint
• shout — utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
• whisper — speak softly; in a low voice
• speak up — speak louder; raise one's voice
• snap, snarl — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; `"No!," she snapped'
• enthuse — utter with enthusiasm
• speak in tongues — speak unintelligibly, in religious ecstasy
• swallow — utter indistinctly
• verbalize, verbalise — be verbose
• whiff — utter with a puff of air
• talk of, talk about — discuss or mention
• blubber, blubber out — utter while crying
• drone, drone on — talk in a monotonous voice
• bumble, stutter, stammer, falter — speak haltingly
• rasp — utter in a grating voice
• blurt out, blurt, blunder out, ejaculate — utter impulsively
• inflect, modulate — of one's speech, varying the pitch
• deliver, present — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
• generalize, generalise — speak or write in generalities
• chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble — speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
• chatter — make noise as if chattering away
• yack, jaw, yack away, rattle on, yap away — talk incessantly and tiresomely
• open up — talk freely and without inhibition
• snivel, whine — talk in a tearful manner
• murmur — speak softly or indistinctly
• mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
• slur — utter indistinctly
• bark — speak in an unfriendly tone
• bay — utter in deep prolonged tones
• rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave — talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
• hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate — express or utter with a hiss
• cackle — talk or utter in a cackling manner
• babble — utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
• chant, intone — utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
• gulp — utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly
• sing — produce musical tones with the voice

• communicate, intercommunicate — transmit thoughts or feelings