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stage whispers

stage whispers is the plural of stage whisper.

stage whispers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stage whisper Alternative spelling of stage-whispers.

Meaning of stage whisper

Noun

stage whisper (plural stage whispers)

  1. A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough for the audience to hear.
    • '[…]When the division was announced, he chuckled exceedingly, and in a stage whisper exclaimed, "Grey is check-mated !" '1869, “Lives of Lord Lyndhurst and Lord Brougham”, in The Edinburgh Review, volume CXXIX, pages 568–569
  2. (broadly) Any loud whisper intended to be overheard.

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Questions about stage whispers

What is stage whispers the plural of?
Stage whispers is the plural of stage whisper.

Words near stage whispers in the dictionary

  1. stage wagon
  2. stage wagons
  3. stage whisper
  4. stage whispered
  5. stage whispering
  6. stage whispers
  7. stage-coach
  8. stage-coached
  9. stage-coaches
  10. stage-coaching
  11. stage-dive

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