英语词汇“whisper”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	whisper
释义	whis·per I. \ˈhwispə(r) also ˈwi-\ verb (whispered ; whispered ; whispering \-p(ə)riŋ\ ; whispers) Etymology: Middle English whisperen, from Old English hwisprian; akin to Old High German hwispalōn to whisper, Old Norse hvīskra to whisper, hvīna to whiz — more at whine *intransitive verb* 1. : to speak softly with little or no vibration of the vocal cords especially with the aim of preserving secrecy < everybody whispering and then stopping when he came in — Mary Barrett > 2. : to make a sibilant sound that resembles whispering < the flames whispered; the kettle hummed — Ellen Glasgow > < a breeze whispers through the pines > *transitive verb* 1. a. : to address in a whisper < I'd whisper her, and take her for a midnight stroll — Padraic Colum > b. : to influence or impel by whispering < a voice … whispers me on — E.R.B.Lytton > 2. a. : to report or suggest confidentially < the whispered reason behind much of the opposition — Newsweek > < no evil lurked in … their hearts to whisper doubts concerning the goodness of life — V.L.Parrington > b. : to utter or communicate in or as if in a whisper < they sat closely together as she whispered some of her pleasantest memories — T.B.Costain > < he whispered … “the coast is clear” — Archie Binns > II. noun (-s) 1. a. : an act or instance of whispering < whispers so fierce they could be heard all over the house — Peggy Bennett > specifically : speech in which vibration of the vocal cords is replaced by a fricative sound made by the breath in the whisper glottis while the cord glottis is closed b. : a sibilant sound that resembles whispered speech : susurrus < a smoldering log settled with a whisper on the hearth — Ngaio Marsh > 2. a. : a whispered rumor or suggestion < never been a whisper of anything crooked about them — F.W.Crofts > b. : a confidential report or communication 3. : a barely discernible quantity : hint, trace < hardly a whisper of concern has been voiced — Eric Sevareid > < a whisper of the perfume she used — C.O.Gorham >
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