whisperedadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɪspəd/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪspərd/

Etymology: < whisper v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. Uttered, said, or told in a whisper.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > whispering > whispered

whispered1567

breathed1579

whispering1599

whisper1626

underbreath1853

stage-whispered1941

1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 201 The quhisperit sinnis, callit eir Confessioun.

1747 J. Cawthorn Abelard to Eloisa 4 The whisper'd Tale.

1821 T. W. Hill Sel. Papers (1860) 26 Making the whispered z serve..for an unwhispered s.

1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. xvi. 288 A whispered earnest consultation took place.

1890 H. Sweet Primer Spoken Eng. 1 In whispered sounds [the vocal chords] are brought closer together, but without vibration.

2. Said or reported quietly or secretly; (with negative) uttered ever so slightly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > [adjective]

covert1393

sidelinga1500

implieda1535

insinuate1534

understood1576

implicative1602

insinuated1605

reserved1607

whispered1608

interpretative1610

implicit1613

tacit1637

tacid1651

adumbrative1751

inexplicit1827

inexpress1871

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vi. 7 You haue heard of the newes abroad, I meane the whisperd ones.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. liv. 333 Like a whisper'd scandal, it passed through several canals.

1897 Daily News 4 June 5/6 There is not even a whispered suggestion of repealing it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whispered
释义	whisperedadj. Brit. /ˈwɪspəd/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪspərd/ Etymology: < whisper v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. Uttered, said, or told in a whisper. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > whispering > whispered whispered1567 breathed1579 whispering1599 whisper1626 underbreath1853 stage-whispered1941 1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 201 The quhisperit sinnis, callit eir Confessioun. 1747 J. Cawthorn Abelard to Eloisa 4 The whisper'd Tale. 1821 T. W. Hill Sel. Papers (1860) 26 Making the whispered z serve..for an unwhispered s. 1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. xvi. 288 A whispered earnest consultation took place. 1890 H. Sweet Primer Spoken Eng. 1 In whispered sounds [the vocal chords] are brought closer together, but without vibration. 2. Said or reported quietly or secretly; (with negative) uttered ever so slightly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > [adjective] covert1393 sidelinga1500 implieda1535 insinuate1534 understood1576 implicative1602 insinuated1605 reserved1607 whispered1608 interpretative1610 implicit1613 tacit1637 tacid1651 adumbrative1751 inexplicit1827 inexpress1871 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vi. 7 You haue heard of the newes abroad, I meane the whisperd ones. View more context for this quotation 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. liv. 333 Like a whisper'd scandal, it passed through several canals. 1897 Daily News 4 June 5/6 There is not even a whispered suggestion of repealing it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1567
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