whisperedadj.
/ˈwɪspəd/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪspərd/ 1. Uttered, said, or told in a whisper.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > whispering > whispered
whispered1567
breathed1579
whispering1599
whisper1626
underbreath1853
stage-whispered1941
1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 201 The quhisperit sinnis, callit eir Confessioun.
1747 J. Cawthorn Abelard to Eloisa 4 The whisper'd Tale.
1821 T. W. Hill Sel. Papers (1860) 26 Making the whispered z serve..for an unwhispered s.
1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. xvi. 288 A whispered earnest consultation took place.
1890 H. Sweet Primer Spoken Eng. 1 In whispered sounds [the vocal chords] are brought closer together, but without vibration.
2. Said or reported quietly or secretly; (with negative) uttered ever so slightly.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > hidden or indirect meaning > [adjective]
covert1393
sidelinga1500
implieda1535
insinuate1534
understood1576
implicative1602
insinuated1605
reserved1607
whispered1608
interpretative1610
implicit1613
tacit1637
tacid1651
adumbrative1751
inexplicit1827
inexpress1871
1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vi. 7 You haue heard of the newes abroad, I meane the whisperd ones. View more context for this quotation
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. liv. 333 Like a whisper'd scandal, it passed through several canals.
1897 Daily News 4 June 5/6 There is not even a whispered suggestion of repealing it.
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