| slovo | definícia |
whispering
(mass) | whispering
- šepkajúc, šepkanie |
whispering
(encz) | whispering,šeptající adj: Zdeněk Brož |
whispering
(encz) | whispering,šeptání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Whispering
(gcide) | Whispering \Whis"per*ing\,
a. & n. from Whisper. v. t.
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Whispering gallery, or Whispering dome, one of such a
form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are
concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part,
so that whispers or feeble sounds are audible at a much
greater distance than under ordinary circumstances. The
dome of the U. S. capitol building is one example.
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Whispering
(gcide) | Whisper \Whis"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whispered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Whispering.] [AS. hwisprian; akin to G. wispern,
wispeln, OHG. hwispal?n, Icel. hv[imac]skra, Sw. hviska, Dan.
hviske; of imitative origin. Cf. Whistle.]
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1. To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard
only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant
breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which
gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See Whisper, n.
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2. To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.
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The hollow, whispering breeze. --Thomson.
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3. To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse
in whispers, as in secret plotting.
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All that hate me whisper together against me. --Ps.
xli. 7.
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whispering
(wn) | whispering
adj 1: making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring
waves"; "susurrant voices" [syn: murmuring,
susurrant, whispering]
n 1: a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves
blowing in the wind [syn: rustle, rustling, whisper,
whispering]
2: speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn:
whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
whispering
(mass) | whispering
- šepkajúc, šepkanie |
whispering
(encz) | whispering,šeptající adj: Zdeněk Brožwhispering,šeptání n: Zdeněk Brož |
whispering bells
(encz) | whispering bells, n: |
whispering campaign
(encz) | whispering campaign, n: |
whispering dome
(encz) | whispering dome, n: |
whispering gallery
(encz) | whispering gallery, n: |
Whispering dome
(gcide) | Whispering \Whis"per*ing\,
a. & n. from Whisper. v. t.
[1913 Webster]
Whispering gallery, or Whispering dome, one of such a
form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are
concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part,
so that whispers or feeble sounds are audible at a much
greater distance than under ordinary circumstances. The
dome of the U. S. capitol building is one example.
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Whispering gallery
(gcide) | Gallery \Gal"ler*y\, n.; pl. Galleries. [F. galerie, It.
galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal
hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr.
galer to rejoice. Cf. Gallant, a.]
1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a
connecting passageway, as between one room and another;
also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or
burrowing animal.
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2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture
gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of
paintings, sculptures, etc.
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3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides
of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported
by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be
occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed
merely to increase the capacity of the hall.
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4. (Naut.) A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern
or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or
quarter gallery, -- seldom found in vessels built since
1850.
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5. (Fort.) Any communication which is covered overhead as
well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a
defensive gallery.
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6. (Mining) A working drift or level.
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Whispering gallery. See under Whispering.
[1913 Webster]Whispering \Whis"per*ing\,
a. & n. from Whisper. v. t.
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Whispering gallery, or Whispering dome, one of such a
form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are
concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part,
so that whispers or feeble sounds are audible at a much
greater distance than under ordinary circumstances. The
dome of the U. S. capitol building is one example.
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Whisperingly
(gcide) | Whisperingly \Whis"per*ing*ly\, adv.
In a whisper, or low voice; in a whispering manner; with
whispers. --Tennyson.
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whispering
(wn) | whispering
adj 1: making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring
waves"; "susurrant voices" [syn: murmuring,
susurrant, whispering]
n 1: a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves
blowing in the wind [syn: rustle, rustling, whisper,
whispering]
2: speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn:
whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness] |
whispering bells
(wn) | whispering bells
n 1: viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern
United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow
bells}, California yellow bells, whispering bells,
Emmanthe penduliflora] |
whispering campaign
(wn) | whispering campaign
n 1: the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed
to discredit a candidate |
whispering dome
(wn) | whispering dome
n 1: a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at
certain points are clearly audible at certain distant
points [syn: whispering gallery, whispering dome] |
whispering gallery
(wn) | whispering gallery
n 1: a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at
certain points are clearly audible at certain distant
points [syn: whispering gallery, whispering dome] |
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