Sometimes "said" just isn't good enough. Here's a great big set of alternatives!
A
- affirm
- answer
- articulate
- ask
B
- banter
- bark
- bellow
- bray
C
- cackle
- call
- chatter
- chirp
- chitter
- chortle
- croon
- cry
D
- declaim
- declare
- drawl
E
- elocute
- elucidate
- enunciate
- exclaim
- explain
- explicate
F
- fume
- fuss
G
- gargle
- gossip
- growl
- grumble
- grunt
- guffaw
- gurgle
H
- harrumph
- hiss
- howl
- huff
I
- inquire
- insinuate
- insist
- interject
- interrupt
J
- jeer
- jest
- joke
K
- kibbitz
- klatsch
L
- laugh
- lisp
M
- mew
- mumble
- murmur
- mutter
N
- natter
- note
O
- offer
- opine
P
- plead
- prod
- purr
Q
- query
- question
- quibble
- quip
R
- rant
- reply
- respond
- roar
- rumble
S
- say
- scream
- shout
- snap
- snicker
- snigger
- snort
- speak
- stammer
- stutter
- swear
T
- talk
- tell
- titter
U
- utter
V
- verbalize
- vocalize
- voice
W
- wail
- warble
- whisper
- whistle
Y
- yammer
- yell
- yodel
- yowl
- yuk
