whispering
present participle ofwhisper
| 单词 | whispering |
| 释义 | whispering present participle ofwhisper whisper verb uk/ˈwɪs.pər/us/ˈwɪs.pɚ/whisperverb(SPEAK)B2[IorT] tospeakveryquietly, using thebreathbut not thevoice, so that only thepersoncloseto you canhearyou: Sheleanedover and whispered something in hisear. What are you twogirlswhispering about? [+ speech]"Where are thetoilets?" she whispered. It'srudeto whisper! to talk to someone
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whisperverb(SUGGEST)[+ that] tosuggestprivatelythat something might betrue: People are whisperingthatshe's going toretirenextyear. Revealing secrets & becoming known
Examplesofwhisperingwhispering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This would be comparable towhisperingin someone's ear in a face-to-face conversation, but these private messages are not recorded in the chat log. From theCambridge English Corpus This technique works well, with later use ofwhisperingeffects, and soft bass entries, gradually interwoven. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, it remains unclear if there are two males encountered, one speaking and the other onewhispering, or whether they are the same. From theCambridge English Corpus Thewhisperingclearly does not prevent the progress of the lunch administration activity until the point at which it has become something else. From theCambridge English Corpus Recorded to make his voice sound lower than usual while also emphasising very high frequencies, his speech sounds likewhispering. From theCambridge English Corpus They differ in the same way thatwhisperingand shouting a given word differ, that is, they differ only paralinguistically. From theCambridge English Corpus Cries, gasps, screeches,whispering, laughing, and other non-speech-like vocalizations were not transcribed. From theCambridge English Corpus In many ways, scientists attained the rank of the modern, socialist patriarchswhisperingin the ear of the modern, socialist emperors. From theCambridge English Corpus He may be right, becausewhisperingseems to include the full range of phonemes. From theCambridge English Corpus She sometimes demonstrated how she responded to pupils,whisperingto check fidgeting, raising her voice to attract attention or just staring to indicate disapproval. From theCambridge English Corpus Earlier before the actual hunt the hunters had beenwhisperingamongst themselves and when they wanted the dogs to give all they got they would make the loud noise. From theCambridge English Corpus They also found that classroom interaction not only helps the students who are selected to speak but also other learners as they participate peripherally bywhisperinganswers. From theCambridge English Corpus The rumours and whisperings in the corridors do not tell us the whole story. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The words have been used, and it is a well-known fact that there is awhisperingcampaign. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To-night, let me begin by stating quite categorically that there is no foundation whatever for the innuendoes in thiswhisperingcampaign. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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