stage whisper

== English == === Alternative forms === stage-whisper === Etymology === stage + whisper === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsteɪdʒ ˈwɪs.pə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈsteɪdʒ ˈwɪs.pɚ/ === Noun === stage whisper (plural stage whispers) (theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough for the audience to hear. (by extension) Any loud whisper intended to be overheard. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === stage whisper (third-person singular simple present stage whispers, present participle stage whispering, simple past and past participle stage whispered) (theater) To perform a stage whisper. 1883, Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi, chapter 31 "A Thumb-print and What Came of It": “The captain's voice, by G–!” said the stage-whispering ruffian, and both robbers fled by the way of the back door, shutting off their bull's-eye as they ran.