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单词 whispering
释义 whispering
I. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwisprung, from hwisprian to whisper + -ung -ing
1.
 a. : whispered speech
  < whispering caused by laryngitis >
 b. : gossip, rumor
  < foul whisperings are abroad — Shakespeare >
2. : a sibilant sound : whisper
 < flitting shapes and tiny whisperings — Marjory S. Douglas >
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of whisper (I)
1. : making a sibilant sound : susurrant
 < music in a quick and whispering rhythm — Archibald MacLeish >
2.
 a. : told in or confined to a whisper
  < a whispering tale >
  < a whispering voice >
 b. : communicating in whispers
  < whispering lovers >
 c. : spreading confidential and especially derogatory reports
  < whispering tongues can poison truth — S.T.Coleridge >
whis·per·ing·ly adverb
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