bisbigliando

adjective

bis·​bi·​glian·​do

¦bisbēl¦yän(ˌ)dō

variants or bisbigliato

-¦yät(ˌ)ō,

-ä(ˌ)tō

: very light and murmuring

—used as a direction in music for a fingered tremolo on the harp

Word History

Etymology

bisbigliando from Italian, verbal of bisbigliare to whisper, of imitative origin; bisbigliato from Italian, past participle of bisbigliare

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