stage whisper

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noun

a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.

any whisper loud enough to be overheard.

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Origin of stage whisper

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby stage whisper

stage right, stage screw, stage setting, stagestruck, stage wait, stage whisper, stagey, stagflation, Stagg, staggard, stagger

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How to use stage whisper in a sentence

The substitute nurse says to him in a stage whisper, “You know, the doctor says no vodka.”
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But suddenly someone said in a stage whisper, “Police custody, one week!”
The Sedition Files: How an Indian Cartoonist Becomes a Criminal|Dilip D’Souza|September 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"I 'm not going to say one word about it," said he, in a stage whisper that even the Knight himself overheard.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)|Charles James Lever
Oh, I think I can manage them, Jerry returned in a confident stage whisper.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman|Pauline Lester

I leant forward as if imparting a secret of great importance, and said, in a stage whisper: "Germans!"
Fanny Goes to War|Pat Beauchamp
“Never mind, honey,” his imperturbable wife assured him in a stage whisper.
Michael, Brother of Jerry|Jack London
"Something horrid," said Anthony's younger sister to her elder in a stage whisper.
The Secret Places of the Heart|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for stage whisper

stage whisper

noun

a loud whisper from one actor to another onstage intended to be heard by the audience

any loud whisper that is intended to be overheard

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with stage whisper

stage whisper

A whisper loud enough to be overheard, as in Our three-year-old behaved beautifully at the ceremony, but then he asked in a stage whisper, “Why does that lady have blue hair?” This expression alludes to an actor's whisper on stage, which is meant to be heard by the audience. [Mid-1800s]

stage whisper

Origin of stage whisper

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