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Definition of stage whisper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stage whisper

noun
 
/ˌsteɪdʒ ˈwɪspə(r)/
 
/ˌsteɪdʒ ˈwɪspər/
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  1. words that are spoken quietly by an actor to the audience and that the other people on stage are not supposed to hearTopics Film and theatrec2
  2. words that are spoken quietly by somebody but that they in fact want everyone to hear
    • ‘I knew this would happen,’ she said in a stage whisper.
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