小声

こごえ【小声】

undertone

〖C〗《正式》小声， 静かな口調；低音

in an undertone 小声で(＝in a low voice).

◇ → 小声で

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こごえ【小声】

a low voice; a murmur; (ささやき) a whisper.

●小声で in a low voice; quietly; softly; inaudibly; under one's breath; sotto voce; in a whisper; in an undertone; in subdued tones

・体の不調について何やら小声でぼそぼそ言った. He mumbled something about not being well.

・小声で歌う sing in a low voice [to oneself].

●小声になる lower one's voice; one's voice drops (to a whisper).