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单词 rewhisper
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rewhisperv.

Brit. /ˌriːˈwɪspə/, U.S. /riˈ(h)wɪspər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, whisper v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + whisper v.
transitive. To whisper (something) again or in reply. Also with direct speech as object.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > speak in a particular manner [verb (intransitive)] > whisper
whisperc950
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tutel?c1225
whistera1382
mumc1390
runka1500
susurr1529
whista1555
susurrate1623
rewhisper1753
cutter1781
whittie-whattie1821
1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. xxxvii. 271 I'll be hang'd if Miss Byron thinks so, re-whisper'd she.
1782 F. Burney Cecilia V. ix. vi. 121 ‘Surely he will not come in here?’ re-whispered Cecilia.
1840 F. M. Trollope Life & Adventures Michael Armstrong x. 109 ‘I am too ill, my dear, to bear that room again,’ rewhispered Miss Brotherton.
1893 B. Carman Low Tide on Grand Pré 92 And the Mother there once more Will rewhisper her dark word.
1906 Punch 26 Sept. 230/3 The Confidential Clerk, who was a tolerant person, re-whispered his advice.
1940 Copeia No. 2. 63 They will be retold and rewhispered for years to come.
1995 C.-R. Lee in MELUS (2004) Autumn 345 I would rewhisper all the words.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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