estuvieron diciendo
-they/you were saying
Preterite progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of decir.
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decir

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TRANSITIVE VERB
(to speak)-to say
Synonyms for decir
articular
to articulate
comentar
to mention
expresar
to express
mencionar
to mention
pronunciar
to deliver
pronunciar
to pronounce
sentenciar
to declare
aclarar
to clarify
balbucear
to babble
balbucear
to stammer
chillar
to shout
comunicar
to tell
decir con voz entrecortada
to say in a broken voice
decir gimiendo
to moan
decir lloriqueando
to whine
decir tartamudeando
to stutter
declarar
to state
dejar escapar
to let slip
describir
to describe
detallar
to tell in detail
dictaminar
to determine
emitir
to express
enunciar
to state
escupir
to spit
escupir
to spit out
espetar
to blurt out
exclamar
to exclaim
gritar
to shout
hacer hincapié
to emphasize
informar de que
to inform that
insistir
to insist
mascullar
to mumble
mentar
to mention
pregonar
to proclaim
proclamar
to proclaim
proferir
to utter
puntualizar
to specify
recalcar
to stress
reiterar
to reiterate
remachar
to stress
repetir
to repeat
sacar el tema
to bring up
salir con
to tell
soplar
to whisper
susurrar
to whisper
vocear
to shout
Antonyms for decir
callar
to keep quiet
callar
to keep quiet about
omitir
to omit
callarse
to be quiet
callarse
to keep quiet
cállate
shut up
cállense
shut up
cállese
be quiet
guardar silencio
to keep silent
tapar
to cover up
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