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stage whisper
stage whispern.1. The conventional whisper of an actor, intended to be heard by the audience but supposedly inaudible to others on stage.2. A whisper that can be or is intended to be overheard.stage whisper n 1. (Theatre) a loud whisper from one actor to another on stage intended to be heard by the audience 2. any loud whisper that is intended to be overheard stage′ whis`per
n. 1. a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience. 2. any loud whisper. [1860–65] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | stage whisper - a loud whisper that can be overheard; on the stage it is heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to the rest of the castwhisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness - speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords |
Translationsstage whisper
stage whisper1. Literally, in theater performance, speech that is loud enough to be heard by the audience but that has the hushed affectation of a whisper. I think you should say the line in a stage whisper, since you're supposed to be attending a funeral in the scene.2. By extension, an exaggerated whisper that is loud enough to be overheard by other people. He leaned over to me during the meeting and said in this really smug stage whisper, "And that's why Steve's the boss!"See also: stage, whisperstage whisperA whisper loud enough to be overheard, as in Our three-year-old behaved beautifully at the ceremony, but then he asked in a stage whisper, "Why does that lady have blue hair?" This expression alludes to an actor's whisper on stage, which is meant to be heard by the audience. [Mid-1800s] See also: stage, whisperstage whisperA whisper intended to be heard by one and all. In the theater this term literally meant an aside—a thought spoken aloud—communicated to the audience and allegedly unheard by the other actors on stage. It dates from the mid-nineteenth century and by 1900 or so was employed figuratively. J. V. McIlwraith used it in Kinsmen at War (1927): “Mrs. Secord spoke in a stage whisper.”See also: stage, whisperstage whisper
stage whisper a loud whisper from one actor to another onstage intended to be heard by the audience stage whisper
Words related to stage whispernoun a loud whisper that can be overheardRelated Words- whisper
- whispering
- susurration
- voicelessness
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