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Book: Dinosaurs Before Dark
Words & Phrases

In the story, we can find various actions performed by Jack and Annie. Let us learn some of the following actions related to the mouth.

  Verb Meaning Example Sentence
1. Groan Listen To make a long, low sound because of pain or unhappiness Students looked at the list of homework and began to groan.
2. Whisper Listen

To speak very quietly using the breath so that only the person close to you can hear you

 John whispered something in Mary's ear, and then Mary left immediately.
3. Sigh Listen To breathe out slowly and deeply showing tiredness, pleasure, sadness, etc.

Grandmother sat down and sighed deeply.
4. Stammer Listen

To speak with pauses or repeated sounds

Peter stood in front of the teacher and stammered his reasons of being late to school.
5. Gasp Listen

To take a short quick breath through the mouth especially because of surprise, pain or shock.

 My little sister gasped in pain as the nurse gave her an injection.
6. Pant Listen To breath quickly and loudly through the mouth because you have been doing something energetic After Paul had climbed up the hill, he sat down and panted.
7. Grunt Listen To make a short low sound because of pain, anger or annoyance Father grunted when mother asked him to wash the dishes.
8. Mutter Listen To speak very quietly that it is not easy to be heard, usually when complaining about something Watching the long queue in front waiting for the bus, Jane muttered to herself.
9. Chew Listen To break the food up in smaller pieces so that they can be swallowed Mother reminds me to chew the meat well before swallowing it.
10. Whoop Listen To shout loudly especially to show excitement or happiness Seeing David Beckham coming out of the airport, football fans whoop.
11. Yell Listen To shout loudly because you are excited, angry or in pain The boss got a bad temper and yelled at his colleagues.

Source: Cambridge Dictionaries Online, Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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