Crossword Clue:

to speak in a lively fashion

AnswerCrossword Clue
CHIRPSpeak in a lively, shrill fashion.
TELLITLIKEITISSpeak in current fashion.
SORTAIn a way, so to speak
HAVENPort in a storm, so to speak
LUREDangle a carrot in front of, so to speak
ICEForce to drink a disgusting Smirnoff beverage, in bro-speak
SMEE"Man who stabbed, so to speak, without offence," in a 1911 novel
MREDHe "will never speak unless he has something to say," in a song