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semiwhisper

semiwhisper noun: a low voice close to a whisper.

Noun

semiwhisper (plural semiwhispers)

  1. A low voice close to a whisper.
    • Her friend April turned to her and asked in a semiwhisper, “Is it worth $100,000 to learn that?”2008 January 25, Alessandra Stanley, “Fishing for True Confessions by Dangling a Pot of Gold”, in New York Times

Forms of semiwhisper

pluralsemiwhispers

Origin of semiwhisper

From semi- + whisper.

Questions about semiwhisper

What does semiwhisper mean?
Semiwhisper means a low voice close to a whisper.
What part of speech is semiwhisper?
Semiwhisper is a noun.
What is the plural of semiwhisper?
The plural of semiwhisper is semiwhispers.

Words near semiwhisper in the dictionary

  1. semiwaves
  2. semiweak
  3. semiweeklies
  4. semiweekly
  5. semiwet
  6. semiwhisper
  7. semiwhispers
  8. semiwidth
  9. semiwild
  10. semiwildcat
  11. semiwoody

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