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Meanings of hushed tones in English

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Usage of hushed tones in English
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They all spoke in the hushed tones one employs in the sick-room.
The Heart of the Desert / Kut-Le of the Desert
2
Golf course, they call it-thetrainees count out push-upsin hushed tones.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
3
A red-foot! one of her friends said, in hushed tones of excitement.
The Mammoth Hunters
4
The experts assemble and talk in hushed tones about what to do.
News.com.au
5
He tapped her on the shoulder, and they spoke in hushed tones.
Earth Unaware
6
They milled about in small packs, sharing their opinions in hushed tones.
The sherlockian
7
The Messenger of God was speaking in hushed tones to these strangers.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
8
They stood next to the chapel stilts and spoke in hushed tones.
The marrowbone marble company
9
My mother and father were sitting together, speaking quickly in hushed tones.
Nefertiti
10
Familiar voices called in hushed tones, mostly sixth and seventh years.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
11
Elderly western Germans in particular recall in hushed tones its arrival.
The Irish Times
12
Speaking in hushed tones, I explained where I was and what had happened.
Spider bones: a novel
13
Unconsciously voices were lowered and final instructions given in hushed tones.
The Petticoat Commando: Boer Women in Secret Service
14
The visiting leaders began talking to one another in hushed tones.
Imprudence
15
No wonder they talked about it in sidelong conversations, hushed tones.
The black prism
16
That's why they speak about it in hushed tones and euphemisms.
The black prism
This collocation consists of:
Hushed tones through the time
Hushed tones across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common