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单词 whispering galleries
释义

whisper /(h)wisˈpər/

intransitive verb
  1. To speak by breathing rather than voicing one's words
  2. To speak in a low voice
  3. To speak covertly, spread rumours
  4. To plot secretly
  5. To make a rustling sound, or a sound like soft speech
transitive verb

To utter in a low voice or under the breath, or covertly, or by way of gossip

noun
  1. A low hissing voice or sound
  2. A sound uttered with the breath rather than the voice
  3. Voiceless speech with narrowed glottis (phonetics)
  4. A hissing or rustling sound
  5. Cautious or timorous speaking
  6. A secret hint
  7. A rumour
ORIGIN: OE hwisprian; Ger wispern, ON hviskra; related to whistle

whisˈperer noun

  1. Someone who whispers
  2. A secret informer

whisˈpering noun and adjective

whisˈperingly adverb

In a whisper or low voice

whisˈperously adverb

In a whisper

whisˈpery adjective

whispering campaign noun

An attack by means of furtively spread rumours

whispering gallery or whispering dome noun

A gallery or dome so constructed that a whisper or slight sound is carried to an unusual distance

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