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whispered
(encz) | whispered,šeptal v: Zdeněk Brož |
Whispered
(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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whispered
(wn) | whispered
adj 1: spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the
vocal cords; "a long whispered conversation" |
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self-whispered
(encz) | self-whispered, adj: |
Whispered
(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.]
[1913 Webster]
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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self-whispered
(wn) | self-whispered
adj 1: as if whispered to yourself |
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