(a whisper)

  • 21WHISPER — index imply, report (rumor), suggestion, tip (clue) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 22whisper number — UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► an amount of profit that a financial analyst expects a company to make in a particular period: »For small investors, not knowing the whisper numbers is like plunging into a dark hole with no idea of what… …

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  • 23whisper — (v.) O.E. hwisprian speak very softly (only in a Northumbrian gloss for L. murmurare), from P.Gmc. *khwis (Cf. M.Du. wispelen, O.H.G. hwispalon, Ger. wispeln, wispern, O.N. hviskra to whisper ), imitative and probably related to O.E. hwistlian to …

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  • 24Whisper You Love Me Boy — is a song written and composed by Holland Dozier Holland and recorded by at least three Motown female acts: early Motown star Mary Wells, popular Motown singing group The Supremes and blue eyed soul Motown label mate Chris Clark in 1964, 1965 and …

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  • 25whisper — ► VERB 1) speak very softly using one s breath rather than one s throat. 2) literary rustle or murmur softly. ► NOUN 1) a whispered word or phrase, or a whispering tone of voice. 2) literary a soft rustling or murmuring sound. 3) a rumour or… …

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  • 26Whisper Family of Firearm Cartridges — The Whisper Family of firearm cartridges are a group of wildcat cartridges developed in the early 1990s by J.D. Jones of SSK Industries. The Whisper Family was developed as a line of extremely accurate, multi purpose cartridges using relatively… …

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  • 27Whisper A'Daire — Superherobox caption=Taken from Joe Bennett, artist character name=Whisper A Daire publisher=DC Comics debut=Detective Comics #743 (April 2000) creators=Greg Rucka alliances=Intergang League of Assassins aliases= powers=Immortality, shapeshifting …

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  • 28whisper — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ barely audible, the barest, faint, gentle, hushed, low, mere, quiet, slight (esp. AmE), soft …

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  • 29whisper — whis|per1 W3 [ˈwıspə US ər] v [: Old English; Origin: hwisprian] 1.) [I and T] to speak or say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your voice ▪ You don t have to whisper, no one can hear us. whisper about ▪ What are you two… …

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  • 30whisper — I UK [ˈwɪspə(r)] / US [ˈwɪspər] / US [ˈhwɪspər] verb Word forms whisper : present tense I/you/we/they whisper he/she/it whispers present participle whispering past tense whispered past participle whispered ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to say… …

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