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whisper

/hwis-per, wis-per/US // ˈʰwɪs pər, ˈwɪs pər //UK // (ˈwɪspə) //

嘀咕,嘀咕一声,呫嗫,哼哼唧唧

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
    • : Phonetics. to produce utterance substituting breath for phonation.
    • : to talk softly and privately: The king knew that the courtiers were whispering.
    • : to make a soft, rustling sound like that of whispering.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to utter with soft, low sounds, using the breath, lips, etc.: He whispered endearments to her.
    • : Phonetics. to utter substituting breath for phonation.
    • : to say or tell in a whisper; tell privately.
    • : to speak to or tell in a whisper or privately.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the mode of utterance, or the voice, of a person who whispers: to speak in a whisper.
    • : a word or remark uttered by whispering.
    • : a rumor or insinuation: Whispers circulated about the affair.
    • : a soft, rustling sound like a whisper: the whisper of leaves in the wind.

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Examples

  • The whispers have played out alongside long-running discussions about the lack of clear leadership on park issues, duplication of efforts and overhead among various Balboa Park groups and struggles to execute major park initiatives and projects.

  • During the summer, there were whispers among Parisian food circles and on social media of assault allegations involving Sekine.

  • There are whispers of McDonald’s locations that have breakfast buffets.

  • The whisper number, for example, calls for just 670,000 new jobs, about half of what economists expect.

  • Once Greene and Lobb moved it into the symplectic world, the problem gave way with a whisper.

  • He speaks in a whisper, flanked by the two locals who set up the meeting.

  • The substitute nurse says to him in a stage whisper, “You know, the doctor says no vodka.”

  • Some residents took to the secret-sharing app Whisper to disclose their biggest fears.

  • Supporters of the Putin regime were pointed out in a whisper.

  • Darren was the kind of man who'd lug a sofa bed up three flights of stairs without a whisper of complaint.

  • These words were uttered in a guarded whisper by a boy about seventeen years of age, to a great dog that stood by his side.

  • The voice died out in a broken whisper, and two hot tears fell on Black Sheep's forehead.

  • He saw the tips of the fir trees shimmer, and heard them whisper as the breeze turned their needles towards the light.

  • "The angels don't whisper such blessed dreams to me," returned Dorothy, sadly.

  • A voice came from somewhere, a voice asking somebody also in a whisper to put the lights out.