stage-whisper

A form of stage whisper — A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough for the audience to hear.

Meanings

verbstage-whisper (third-person singular simple present stage-whispers, present participle stage-whispering, simple past and past participle stage-whispered)

present singular third person stage-whispers · participle present stage-whispering · participle past stage-whispered · past stage-whispered

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of stage whisper.
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APA

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Chicago

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