Meaning of stage whisper | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough for the audience to hear.
2. Any loud whisper intended to be heard.
   broadly

Equivalents

Examples

“'[…]When the division was announced, he chuckled exceedingly, and in a stage⟳ whisper⟳ exclaimed, "Grey is check-mated !" '”

“Near to the audience the stage⟳ whisper⟳ was not much louder, although more distinct, than an ordinary whisper⟳ in private life.”

“Perhaps because of this, the convention of the 'stage⟳ whisper⟳' came into being. All that distinguishes it from the true whisper⟳ is that a very little amount of voice in introduced and so what you end⟳ up with is extremely breathy voice production[…]”

“"Pretty legs," said Rebo in a stage⟳ whisper⟳ as Peter slowed down.”

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