underspeak

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ speak. === Pronunciation === === Verb === underspeak (third-person singular simple present underspeaks, present participle underspeaking, simple past underspoke, past participle underspoken) To speak with understatement and/or modesty. To fail to say enough; to be too taciturn. To speak without sufficient emphasis or volume. To speak at the same time as and more quietly than another. === Noun === underspeak (uncountable) Speech that is characterized by understatement.