单词 | whisp |
释义 | whispn. rare. A slight blast or puff (of wind) or sprinkle (of rain). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > puff of pufflOE breathc1400 fuff1535 whiff1603 whift1614 tifta1765 cat's paw1769 skift1808 flaff1827 skiff1827 whiffle1842 whisp1884 quiff1912 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > a or the fall of rain > shower > slight spitting1707 smur1830 skit1847 spit1849 skiff1895 whisp1923 1884 19th Cent. Feb. 241 A whisp or two of cold wind. 1923 Times 27 Apr. 12/1 A whisp of rain,..too light to be called a shower, touched the crowd here and there. Derivatives whisp v. ΚΠ 1901 [see whisping n.]. whisping n. used of a slight blast or a low rustling sound: see quots. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > rustling whisping1379 rustlinga1387 flushinga1398 ruffling1440 stichling?1553 brustling1589 rustle1624 rash1671 titter1853 fidget1860 gush1866 reesle1866 frou-frou1870 silking1871 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [noun] > faint or weak sound > whispering sound whisping1379 whispering1610 whisper1638 susurration1640 susurring1826 susurrus1826 susurrence1909 whiffle1972 1379 MS Gloucester Cathedral 19 No. 1. i. iii. lf. 5 b The ers hole by egestion.i. schityng Crackynge & Whispynge by nethe is purgynge propirly of the guttys. 1901 Daily News 2 Feb. 5/7 Nothing broke the stillness but the whisping of the waters. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < |
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