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['wɪspərɪŋ] [AE 'hwɪ-] 1.nome U (of voices) bisbiglio m.; (of leaves) (lo) stormire; (of wind) sussurro m.; (of water) mormorio m.; fig. (rumours) dicerie f.pl.2.aggettivo [ person] che bisbiglia, che sussurra; [ leaves] che stormisce; [ wind] che sussurra; [ water] mormorante* * *whispering /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/A a.1 sussurrante; che bisbigliaB n. [uc]1 sussurrio; mormorio2 (fam.) mormorazione; maldicenza● (polit.) whispering campaign, campagna diffamatoria □ whispering gallery, galleria acustica.* * *['wɪspərɪŋ] [AE 'hwɪ-] 1.nome U (of voices) bisbiglio m.; (of leaves) (lo) stormire; (of wind) sussurro m.; (of water) mormorio m.; fig. (rumours) dicerie f.pl.2.
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whispering campaign — ☆ whispering campaign n. the organized dissemination of defamatory rumors by word of mouth, intended to discredit a political candidate, group, cause, etc … English World dictionary
whispering campaign — noun the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate • Hypernyms: ↑campaigning, ↑candidacy, ↑candidature, ↑electioneering, ↑political campaign * * * noun, pl ⋯ paigns [count] : an effort to spread rumors about… … Useful english dictionary
whispering campaign — UK [ˈwɪspərɪŋ kæmˌpeɪn] / US / US [ˈhwɪspərɪŋ kæmˌpeɪn] noun [countable] Word forms whispering campaign : singular whispering campaign plural whispering campaigns a process in which someone secretly organizes for people to say unpleasant things… … English dictionary
whispering campaign — {n.} The spreading of false rumors, or saying bad things, about a person or group, especially in politics or public life. * /A bad man has started a whispering campaign against the mayor, saying that he isn t honest./ … Dictionary of American idioms
whispering campaign — {n.} The spreading of false rumors, or saying bad things, about a person or group, especially in politics or public life. * /A bad man has started a whispering campaign against the mayor, saying that he isn t honest./ … Dictionary of American idioms
whispering\ campaign — noun the spreading of false rumors, or saying bad things, about a person or group, especially in politics or public life. A bad man has started a whispering campaign against the mayor, saying that he isn t honest … Словарь американских идиом
whispering campaign — whispering cam.paign n a situation in which someone privately spreads criticism about another person in order to make people have a bad opinion of them … Dictionary of contemporary English
whispering campaign — Synonyms and related words: aspersion, character assassination, dirt, dirty politics, gossip column, imputation, innuendo, insinuation, juicy morsel, last minute lie, malicious gossip, muckraking, mudslinging, mudslinging campaign, personal… … Moby Thesaurus
whispering campaign — quiet campaign, campaign that is not demonstrative in its efforts … English contemporary dictionary
whispering campaign — whis′pering campaign n. the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, group, etc … From formal English to slang
whispering campaign — noun Date: 1920 the systematic dissemination by word of mouth of derogatory rumors or charges especially against a candidate for public office … New Collegiate Dictionary