to speak (usually angry and complaining words) in a low voice

1.   ?    exclaim
2.   ?    mutter
3.   ?    insist

to laugh quietly

1.   ?    chuckle
2.   ?    giggle
3.   ?    snigger

to think about, especially in order to make a decision

1.   ?    wonder
2.   ?    consider
3.   ?    reckon

to eat with small repeated bites

1.   ?    munch
2.   ?    nibble
3.   ?    swallow

to take and keep in firm hold of

1.   ?    grasp
2.   ?    clutch
3.   ?    hug

to walk on one's toes with the rest of te feet raised above the ground

1.   ?    stagger
2.   ?    tiptoe
3.   ?    wander

to hit or to throw in a slow high curve

1.   ?    lob
2.   ?    hurl
3.   ?    toss

to move one's body around restlessly, so that one annoys other people

1.   ?    fidget
2.   ?    writhe
3.   ?    wriggle

to command

1.   ?    inform
2.   ?    insist
3.   ?    order