As it did, a whispered laugh sounded softly within the interior.

Was that a woman's voice sounding softly near to her?

The pattering and whispering of the rain sounded softly but distinctly outside.

Henry's voice sounded softly from the direction of the sideboard.

A chime sounded softly in the bowels of the mechanism.

She'd just turned another page when the admittance chime sounded softly.

Alarms sounded too softly to be heard by most people on board.

A single apologetic knock sounded softly at the door.

Tom's feet sounded softly on the dusty road, a dark patch against the yellow stubble.

As she dressed in her favorite new fancies, the warning signal sounded softly through the ship.