Whisper

['wɪspə] or ['wɪspɚ]

解释:

(noun.) speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords.

(verb.) speak softly; in a low voice.

布雷迪录入--From WordNet

解释:

(v. i.) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See Whisper, n.

(n.) To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.

(n.) To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.

(v. t.) To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.

(v. t.) To address in a whisper, or low voice.

(v. t.) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.

(n.) A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs only breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal cords and arytenoid cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound produced by such friction as distinguished from breath sound made by friction against parts of the mouth. See Voice, n., 2, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 153, 154.

(n.) A cautious or timorous speech.

(n.) Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.

(n.) A low, sibilant sound.

整理:史黛丝

同义词及近义词:

v. n. Speak under the breath, speak softly.

v. a. Breathe, utter softly.

n. [1]. Low, soft voice; gentle utterance.[2]. Murmur, sibilant sound (as of the wind).[3]. Hint, intimation, inkling.

录入:斯科特

解释:

v.i. to speak with a low sound: to speak very softly: to plot secretly.—v.t. to utter in a low voice or under the breath.—n. a low hissing voice or sound: cautious or timorous speaking: a secret hint: a low rustling sound.—ns. Whis′perer one who whispers: (B.) a secret informer; Whis′pering whispered talk: insinuation.—adj. like a whisper.—n. Whis′pering-gall′ery a gallery or dome so constructed that a whisper or slight sound is carried to an unusual distance.—advs. Whis′peringly in a whisper or low voice; Whis′perously in a whisper.

录入:厄普顿

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校对:谢尔曼

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