whisterv.

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s whyster.

Etymology: apparently identical with Old English hwǽstrian ‘susurrare’, ‘murmurare’, with root-vowel raised ( < *whester), partly by assimilation to whisper.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwhister.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

= whisper v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > speak in a particular manner [verb (intransitive)] > whisper

whisperc950

roundOE

tutel?c1225

whistera1382

mumc1390

runka1500

susurr1529

whista1555

susurrate1623

rewhisper1753

cutter1781

whittie-whattie1821

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > say in a particular manner [verb (transitive)] > whisper

roundOE

tutel?c1225

whistera1382

mumblec1450

tickle1575

siffilate1836

stage-whisper1978

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > communicate secretively [verb (transitive)]

whistera1382

whisper1562

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xii. 19 Grucchendeli whistrende.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxviii. 15 The whistrende grucchere.

14.. Chaucer's Troilus ii. 1753 (Harl. 3943) Was Troilus not in a kankerdorte, Þat lay & myght the whistryng [v.r. whysprynge] of hem here.

?a1534 H. Medwall Nature i. sig. dii^v Reason wyll whyster hym in the ere.

1550 J. Heywood Hundred Epigrammes xxii. sig. Aviii^v Vnto them this lesson he whisters.

1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 93 Peter Martyr..whistered to him in the eare that he should plainly denie that any laying on of handes..was required.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. ii. 147 She..whistereth a certain odde praier with a Pater Noster into his eare.

1746 Exmoor Courtship 32 Chell tell tha zometheng—Zart! whistery.

Derivatives

ˈwhisterer n. = whisperer n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > rumour > [noun] > tale-bearer

rounderOE

blabc1374

tale-teller1377

clatterer1388

tittlerc1400

talebearer1478

whisterer1519

whisperer1547

telltale1548

tattler1549

clatterfart1552

tale-carrier1552

babbler?1555

gossip1566

gossiper1568

carry-tale1577

mumble-news1598

twitter1598

buzzer1604

blob-talea1670

gadabout1757

tell-pie1771

circulator1792

clype1825

windjammer1880

tattle-tale1889

panta1908

clatfarta1930

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > [noun] > communicating indirectly > one who communicates indirectly

mustererc1450

whisterer1519

whisperer1547

insinuator1740

earwigger1793

1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xvii. f. 162 I hate whisterars.

ˈwhistering n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > whispering

whisperingc975

roundingOE

susurrationa1425

tutelingc1440

tittlinga1450

whistering1586

whisper1609

whisperation1710

whisht1773

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

roundingeOE

tittling1565

whistering1586

whispering1600

under-breathing1768

stage-whispering1883

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adjective] > whispering sound

whisperinga1547

whistering1586

susurrant1791

whisperya1835

susurrent1857

susurrous1860

whisperous1884

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > rustling

rustly1513

rustling1565

whistering1586

rustled1820

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

whisperingc1384

mustering1440

insinuation1532

implication1581

whistering1586

insinuating1644

implial1846

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

whispering1581

whistering1586

insinuative1649

insinuatory1872

1586 W. Webbe tr. Virgil Aeglogue i, in Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. H.iij Oft fine whistring noise, shall bring sweete sleepe to thy sences.

1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. 556 Whistling—a surprising sound in the Arabic countries! where it would be taken for one's whistering to the jan.

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

单词	whister
释义	whisterv. Forms: Also Middle English–1500s whyster. Etymology: apparently identical with Old English hwǽstrian ‘susurrare’, ‘murmurare’, with root-vowel raised ( < whester), partly by assimilation to whisper.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwhister. Obsolete* exc. dialect. = whisper v. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > speak in a particular manner [verb (intransitive)] > whisper whisperc950 roundOE tutel?c1225 whistera1382 mumc1390 runka1500 susurr1529 whista1555 susurrate1623 rewhisper1753 cutter1781 whittie-whattie1821 the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > say in a particular manner [verb (transitive)] > whisper roundOE tutel?c1225 whistera1382 mumblec1450 tickle1575 siffilate1836 stage-whisper1978 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > communicate secretively [verb (transitive)] whistera1382 whisper1562 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xii. 19 Grucchendeli whistrende. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. xxviii. 15 The whistrende grucchere. 14.. Chaucer's Troilus ii. 1753 (Harl. 3943) Was Troilus not in a kankerdorte, Þat lay & myght the whistryng [v.r. whysprynge] of hem here. ?a1534 H. Medwall Nature i. sig. dii^v Reason wyll whyster hym in the ere. 1550 J. Heywood Hundred Epigrammes xxii. sig. Aviii^v Vnto them this lesson he whisters. 1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 93 Peter Martyr..whistered to him in the eare that he should plainly denie that any laying on of handes..was required. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. ii. 147 She..whistereth a certain odde praier with a Pater Noster into his eare. 1746 Exmoor Courtship 32 Chell tell tha zometheng—Zart! whistery. Derivatives ˈwhisterer n. = whisperer n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > rumour > [noun] > tale-bearer rounderOE blabc1374 tale-teller1377 clatterer1388 tittlerc1400 talebearer1478 whisterer1519 whisperer1547 telltale1548 tattler1549 clatterfart1552 tale-carrier1552 babbler?1555 gossip1566 gossiper1568 carry-tale1577 mumble-news1598 twitter1598 buzzer1604 blob-talea1670 gadabout1757 tell-pie1771 circulator1792 clype1825 windjammer1880 tattle-tale1889 panta1908 clatfarta1930 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > [noun] > communicating indirectly > one who communicates indirectly mustererc1450 whisterer1519 whisperer1547 insinuator1740 earwigger1793 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xvii. f. 162 I hate whisterars. ˈwhistering n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > whispering whisperingc975 roundingOE susurrationa1425 tutelingc1440 tittlinga1450 whistering1586 whisper1609 whisperation1710 whisht1773 the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > whispering roundingeOE tittling1565 whistering1586 whispering1600 under-breathing1768 stage-whispering1883 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adjective] > whispering sound whisperinga1547 whistering1586 susurrant1791 whisperya1835 susurrent1857 susurrous1860 whisperous1884 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > rustling rustly1513 rustling1565 whistering1586 rustled1820 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > [noun] > communicating indirectly whisperingc1384 mustering1440 insinuation1532 implication1581 whistering1586 insinuating1644 implial1846 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > [adjective] > communicating indirectly whispering1581 whistering1586 insinuative1649 insinuatory1872 1586 W. Webbe tr. Virgil Aeglogue i, in Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. H.iij Oft fine whistring noise, shall bring sweete sleepe to thy sences. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. 556 Whistling—a surprising sound in the Arabic countries! where it would be taken for one's whistering to the jan. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas ˈwhister ˈwhister n. a whist-player.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > whist > [noun] > player whister1860 whisker- 1860 All Year Round 17 Mar. 482/2 Your erring mortal, your whister,..rash with his aces, and a niggard of some beggarly small trump. extracted from whistn.³ < v.a1382 as lemmas
随便看	nithinghead nithingpost nithings nithingstake nithsdale nitid nitidder nitiddest nitider nitidest nitidities nitidity nitidous nitigram nitinaht nitinol nitinols nitkeeper nitle niton nitons nitor nitpick nitpicked nitpicker

whisterv.

Derivatives

> as lemmas