WORDSES

For TALKING:

Whisper:

• Murmur
• Shush
• Soothe
• Comfort
• Console
• Calm
• Tranquilize
• Mollify
• Appease
• Assuage
• Allay
• Pacify
• Most of these aren't even words for talking
• Grumble
• Mutter
• Hiss
• Sibilate
• Susurrate
• Mumble
• Buzz
• Intimate:
• Confide
• Admit
• Confess
• Concede
• Divulge
• Disclose
• Purr

Yell:

• Holler
• Shout
• Bellow
• Bark
• Boom
• Scream:

• Howl
• Yowl
• Shriek
• Screak
• Shrill
• Screech:
• Squeal:
• Tattle:
• Fink
• Tell
• Snitch
• Betray
• Blab
• Tip
• Leak
• Gossip
• Spill

• Squeak
• Yelp
• Cheep

Ask (these are hard to use naturally in a story, but sometimes they work out sounding fine):

• Question
• Inquire
• Query
• Investigate
• Interrogate
• Quiz
• Cross-examine
• Grill

Say:

• Declare
• State
• Claim
• Allege
• Add
• Put in
• Chime in
• Lisp
• Rasp
• Articulate

Announce:

• Tell
• Notify
• Make aware
• Proclaim
• Declare
• Inform
• Instruct
• Assert
• Divulge
• Decree
• Issue
• Publish 
• Disclose
• Advertise
• Intimate
• Address

Comment:

• Compliment
• Praise
• Rave
• Notice
• Note
• Conclude
• Finish
• Express
• Expound
• Observe
• Point out
• Annotate
• Mention
• Interject
• Annotate
• Reflect
• Commentate
• Remark
• Illustrate

Object:

• Counter
• Resist?
• Argue
• Rebuke
• Rebut
• Bicker
• Deny
• Defy
• Doubt
• Balk
• Protest
• Disapprove
• Challenge
• Grouse
• Gripe
• Dispute
• Rant
• Rave
• Rage
• Fume
• Seethe
• Demur
• Spurn

Insist:

• Urge
• Repeat
• Pester
• Badger
• Hound
• Wheedle
• Order
• Reiterate
• Demand
• Press
• Restate
• Reissue

Agree:

• Confirm
• Permiss
• Allow
• Permit
• Encourage
• Approve
• Concur
• Affirm
• Assure
• Advise
• Acknowledge
• Admit
• Concede
• Comply
• Grant
• Recognize
• Acquiesce

Cry:

• Sob
• Bawl
• Whimper
• Lament
• Bleat
• Blubber
• Whine
• Bleat
• Choke
• Sniffle
• Wail
• Keen
• Fret
• Grieve
• Moan
• Caterwaul
• Mewl
• Snivel
• Bemoan
• Mourn
• Weep
• Deplore
• Squall

Laugh:

• Chortle
• Chuckle
• Guffaw
• Giggle
• Snicker
• Snigger
• Snort
• Titter
• Whoop
• Crow
• Roar
• Many words for scream
• Cachinnate

Promise:

• Swear
• Vow
• Agree
• Commit
• Ensure
• Guarantee
• Pledge
• Say in oath
• Contract
• Stipulate
• Assure
• Testify
• Declare
• Vouch

Joke:

• Quip
• Imitate
• Sass
• Chaff
• Fun
• Kid
• Frolic
• Josh
• Jive
• Jest
• Rib
• Spoof
• Play
• Gambol
• Pun
• Crack

Scold:

• Chide
• Tell off
• Reprimand
• Vilify
• Admonish
• Criticize
• Berate
• Reproach
• Lecture
• Chastise
• Cavil
• Vituperate
• Objurgate
• Upbraid
• Blame
• Decry
• Apprehend
• Reprihend
• Traduce
• Accuse

Guess:

• Surmise:
• Figure
• Deduce
• Infer
• Determine:
• Clarify
• Simplify
• Explain
• Define
• Elucidate
• Illuminate
• Resolve
• Analyze
• Opine
• Fancy
• Conclude
• Conjecture
• Reason
• Calculate
• Reckon
• Hypothesize
• Assume
• Presume
• Suppose
• Estimate
• Speculate
• Suspect
• Postulate
• Theorize
• Fathom
• Predict
• Divine
• Hazard
• Chance
• Venture
• Propose

Tease:

• Taunt
• Mimic
• Mock
• Deride
• Needle
• Aggravate
• Provoke
• Torment
• Harass
• Bother
• Gibe
• Goad
• Rag
• Vex
• Roast
• Sing
• Trill
• Chant
• Croon
• Belt out
• Serenade
• Whistle
• Hum
• Intone
• Chant
• Warble
• Harmonize
• Yodel
• Cantillate
• Pipe
• Carol

Recommend:

• Encourage
• Suggest:
• Hint
• Imply
• Predicate
• Connote
• Entail
• Insinuate
• Indicate
• Promote
• Urge
• Convince:
  • Persuade
  • Sway
  • Coax
  • Influence
  • Enlist
  • Incline
  • Compel
  • Induce
  • Seduce
  • Brainwash
• Push
• Advise
• Advocate
• Counsel
• Opine
• Prompt
• Warn:

• Caution
• Guide
• Advise
• Instruct
• Forewarn
• Dissuade
• Exhort

Request:

• Implore
• Beg
• Plead
• Appeal
• Solicit
• Entreat
• Beseech
• Ask
• Demand
• Petition
• Invoke

Stammer:

• Sputter
• Splutter
• Hesitate
• Pause
• Falter
• Stutter
• Wobble
• Stumble
• Slur

And WOW Penguin just said she wouldn't trust me with her life bc I wouldn't look at ONE. PICTURE. OH my gosh.

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|         Wow penguin HARSH. WOO whoa wow. Harsh, like wow, like hello, what?

|__This is from like... July? July TWENTY FIFTEEN????

So this is probably definitely not an exhaustive list, but I have other ideas, so I'll maybe come update this later? Idk.