talk low

Example Sentences

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He writes about meeting Wayne, who gave him this advice on making it in Hollywood: "Remember to talk low, talk slow and don't say too much."

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2010

She taught me how to talk low and how to act in company.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various

I can talk low without turning my head, and the officer cannot tell that I am not talking to Murphy.

From Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York by Osborne, Thomas Mott

When he talk low, an' one word soun' same ez anudder, den somebody better git out'n his way.

From International Short Stories American by Various

Scouts should always talk low and quietly, and also should always move quietly and lightly.

From Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns by Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron