ˌstage ˈwhisper noun [countable]

1. a loud whisper used by an actor in a play, which the other actors on the stage seem not to hear

2. a loud whisper that is intended to be heard by everyone

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whisper to say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your full voice:
‘Don’t wake the baby,’ Jenny whispered.
mumble to say something quietly without pronouncing the words clearly:
He mumbled his thanks.
mutter to say something quietly, especially when you are annoyed but do not want someone to hear you complaining:
‘This is ridiculous,’ he muttered under his breath.
She muttered something about having to go home early.
murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice:
She stroked his hair and murmured, ‘Don’t worry. You’ll be all right.’
growl to say something in a low angry voice:
‘As I was saying,’ Lewis growled, ‘it needs to be finished today.’
snarl to say something in a nasty angry way:
‘Get out of my way!’ he snarled.
exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly:
‘How beautiful!’ she exclaimed.
blurt out to suddenly say something without thinking, especially something embarrassing or secret:
It was partly nervousness that had made him blurt out the question.
stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited:
‘I’ll, I’ll only be a m-moment,’ he stammered.
a hoarse whisper
Her voice came out as a hoarse whisper.
a loud whisper
‘Where are you going?’ I said in a loud whisper.
a low/soft whisper
When he spoke, it was in a low whisper.
a stage whisper (=a loud whisper that you intend everyone to hear)
'What’s going on?' Rory said, in a stage whisper.
a hushed whisper
They spoke in the hushed whispers of churchgoers.
an urgent whisper
‘Daddy!’ he said in an urgent whisper.
a fierce whisper
‘Let me go!’ she said in a fierce whisper.
a conspiratorial whisper (=used when you share a secret with someone)
‘Does she suspect anything?’ said Ruth in a conspiratorial whisper.
speak/talk in whispers
They spoke in quick, urgent whispers.
barely/hardly/scarcely above a whisper (=only a little louder than a whisper)
'Not me', he said, in a voice barely above a whisper.

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stage whisper
n. phr. A loud whisper intended to reach other ears than those of the person(s) addressed.
Some jokes should be told in a stage whisper.

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