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WHISPERED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
Example:
a long whispered conversation
Classified under:
Similar:
hard; surd; unvoiced; voiceless (produced without vibration of the vocal cords)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb whisper
Context examples:
“It’s a new patient,” he whispered.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“This fine account of him,” whispered her aunt as they walked, “is not quite consistent with his behaviour to our poor friend.”
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
He had hardly ceased reading when Louis put his head into the companion-way and whispered down:
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“Do what you can for me. Let bygones be bygones,” he whispered.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“That’s old Buckhorse,” whispered Champion Harrison.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“My father,” she whispered, “often walks about the room in this way; it is nothing unusual.”
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
"We had better leave her," whispered Mason.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Mrs. Jennings immediately whispered to Elinor, Get it all out of her, my dear.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
"Bill!" he whispered, once and twice; "Bill!"
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
"Only think of Elizabeth's including everybody!" whispered Mary very audibly.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
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