whisper speech

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• speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… …   Universalium

• whisper — [hwis′pər, wis′pər] vi. [ME whisperen < OE hwisprian, akin to wispern < IE base * k̑wei , to whiz, hiss > WHINE, WHISTLE] 1. to speak very softly, esp. without the resonance produced by the vibration of the vocal cords 2. to talk quietly …   English World dictionary

• Whisper — Whis per, n. [1913 Webster] 1. A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs only breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal cords and arytenoid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whisper — /hwis peuhr, wis peuhr/, v.i. 1. to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords. 2. Phonet. to produce utterance substituting breath for phonation. 3. to talk softly and privately (often… …   Universalium

• speech — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Oral communication Nouns 1. speech, talk, faculty of speech; locution, parlance, expression, vernacular, oral communication, word of mouth, parole, palaver, prattle; effusion, discourse; soliloquy;… …   English dictionary for students

• whisper — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Speech repetition — Children copy with their own mouths the words spoken by the mouths of those around them. This enables them to learn the pronunciation of words not already in their vocabulary. Speech repetition is the saying by one individual of the spoken… …   Wikipedia

• Speech balloon — The three most common speech balloons (top to bottom: speech, thought, scream). Speech balloons (also speech bubbles, dialogue balloons or word balloons) are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comic strips and cartoons to… …   Wikipedia

• whisper — 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… …   English dictionary for students

• speech production — noun the utterance of intelligible speech • Syn: ↑speaking • Derivationally related forms: ↑speak (for: ↑speaking) • Hypernyms: ↑utterance, ↑vocalization …   Useful english dictionary

• whisper — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. speak very softly without vibration of the vocal cords. b intr. & tr. talk or say in a barely audible tone or in a secret or confidential way. 2 intr. speak privately or conspiratorially. 3 intr. (of leaves, wind, or water)… …   Useful english dictionary