(a whisper)

  • 51whisper circuit — n. A form of rumor mill in which people trade gossip, innuendo, and other unsubstantiated data, particularly within the investment community. Example Citation: Meanwhile, Epinions.com has kept up constant reconnaissance on the competitors it will …

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  • 52whisper number — n. An unofficial forecast of a company s earnings based on rumors and other unsubstantiated sources. Example Citation: Intel s earnings were far ahead of the $ 1.07 a share expected by Wall Street analysts surveyed by First Call. The results even …

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  • 53whisper — 1. verb 1) Alison whispered in his ear Syn: murmur, mutter, mumble, speak softly, breathe; hiss; formal susurrate Ant: shout 2) literary the wind whispered in the grass Syn …

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  • 54whisper — I. verb (whispered; whispering) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwisperian; akin to Old High German hwispalōn to whisper, Old Norse hvīsla more at whistle Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to speak softly with little or… …

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  • 55Whisper of the Heart — This article is about the manga series. For the film, see Whisper of the Heart (film). Whisper of the Heart 耳をすませば (Mimi o Sumaseba) …

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  • 56Whisper Supremacy — Infobox Album | Name = Whisper Supremacy Type = studio Artist = Cryptopsy Released = 1998 Recorded = Genre = Death metal Length = 31:09 Label = Century Media Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …

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  • 57whisper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. murmur, whispering, sigh, breath; hint, intimation, rumor, gossip, plot; aside, stage whisper. See information, news, speech, softness. v. murmur, breathe, divulge, reveal, hint, intimate. See… …

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  • 58Whisper Stock — Shares in a company that is rumored to be the target of a takeover offer. The source of whisper stocks could be anybody from an investment banker involved in a deal, to the spouse of an executive privy to the information. Remember, the whisper is …

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  • 59Whisper Estimates —    Informal earnings forecasts for high profile blue chip companies. Whisper numbers are generally above the consensus estimates collated and published by earnings tracking companies. A company will often see its stock sold off if it fails to… …

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  • 60whisper — [OE] Whisper comes ultimately from the prehistoric Germanic base *khwis , which imitated a sort of hissing sound. This also produced German wispeln and wispern ‘whisper’, and with a different suffix it gave English whistle. => WHISTLE …

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