Слово англійською: whisper
Дієслово
Переклад whisper українською: шепоті́ти, шушу́кати, прошепоті́ти, нашепта́ти що кому́
Детальний опис
- [intransitive, transitive] to speak very quietly to somebody so that other people cannot hear what you are saying synonym murmur
- Don't you know it's rude to whisper?
- whisper about something What are you two whispering about?
- whisper + speech ‘Can you meet me tonight?’ he whispered.
- 'I'm sorry,' he whispered softly.
- whisper to somebody + speech ‘Let's go,' she whispered to Anne.
- whisper something She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
- whisper something to somebody I whispered words of comfort to him.
- whisper to somebody that… He whispered to me that he was afraid.
- whisper that… She whispered that she would tell me all about it later.
- [transitive, often passive] to say or suggest something about somebody/something in a private or secret way
- it is whispered that… It was whispered that he would soon die and he did.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (literary) (of leaves, the wind, etc.) to make a soft, quiet sound
- A warm breeze whispered through the trees.
Word OriginOld English hwisprian, of Germanic origin; related to German wispeln, from the imitative base of whistle.