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Meanings of speak lightly in anglès

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Usage of speak lightly in anglès
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She got up nervously from her chair; she tried to speak lightly.
Mrs. Day's Daughters
2
For I would not that the people should speak lightly of me.
The Story of the Odyssey
3
It does not do to speak lightly and carelessly of such things.
King Alfred's Viking: A Story of the First English Fleet
4
You must not speak lightly of the science of augury, Lady Mary.
Belles and Ringers
5
I've held it too high and holy a word to speak lightly.
The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
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He tried to speak lightly, but chagrin was in his face.
The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day
7
Those who have never known such a situation may speak lightly of it.
Men, Women, and God / A Discussion of Sex Questions from the Chr...
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Charlotte tried to speak lightly, but it was a dismal failure.
Glenloch Girls
9
On at least two occasions, I have heard him speak lightly of religion.
The Home Mission
10
Wallace tried to speak lightly, but could not disguise a tone of despondency.
Hunted and Harried
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He tried to speak lightly, but his lips refused to smile.
Darkness and Dawn
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Did she not speak lightly of the blessed church, and most holy faith?
Inez: A Tale of the Alamo
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Nobody shall speak lightly of that name in my presence.
Vanity Fair
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He strove to speak lightly, but he felt that the effort was not successful.
Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1
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Geoffrey was able later to speak lightly of his affliction.
Mistress Anne
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I speak lightly of a thing I believe to be frivolous, or simply amusing.
Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos / T...
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