Alternatives to said

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Happy:
Glad, Contented, Cheered, Joyfully, Gleamed, Blissfully, marvelled, Merrily, laughed, cajoled, extolled, raved, rejoiced, giggled, joked, lilted, and sang out

Sad:
cried, agonised, bawled, blubbered, lamented, sobbed, snivelled, croaked, wailed, wept, mourned, miserably, wretchedly, dejectedly, despondently, desolately, forlornly, and sorrowfully.

Bossy:
haughtily, arrogantly, domineeringly, imperiously, pompously, insisted, bossed, demanded, preached, dictated, professed, and ordered.

Angry:
raged, miffed, fumed, seethed, threatened, fumed, retorted, challenged, thundered, cursed, growled, swore chanted, crowed, blurted, heatedly, irritably, furiously, bellowed, boasted, bragged, irately, and crossly.

Pained:
groaned, barked, cried out, cried, screamed, jabbered, bellowed, groaned, howled, shrieked, roared, grieved, wailed, yelped, glaringly, devastatingly, excruciatingly, agonizingly, hissed, moaned, babbled, mumbled, sputtered.

Frightened:
quaked, stammered, shuddered, quivered, trembled, scared, terrified, alarmed, startled,

Understanding:
empathised, accepted, consoled, crooned, comforted, sympathised, agreed

Tried:
Mumbled, struggled, emitted, wearied, resignedly, despairingly, stuttered, faltered, droned

Begging:
beseeched, begged, implored, pleaded, entreated, appealed to, complained, whimpered, wailed

Mocking:
mocked, ridiculed, derided, hooted, japed, insulted, jeered, parodied, taunted, teased, chaffed, flouted, degraded, sneered, disdained, jibed, gibed, disparaged, belittled, decried, flouted, fleered, leered, scoffed, sniggered, swiped , scorned, repudiated, lampooned

Seductive:
purred, simpered, coaxed, wheedled, persuaded, baited, disclosed, moaned, appealed

Answer:
responded, retorted, replied, rejoined, answered, acknowledged, added, admitted, advised, agreed, protested, inquired, proposed, queried, testified

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