whisper

IPA: wˈɪspɝ

noun

  • The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.
  • (usually in the plural) A rumor.
  • (figurative) A faint trace or hint (of something).
  • A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
  • (Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.

verb

  • (intransitive) To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
  • (transitive) To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
  • (intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound.
  • (intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
  • (transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice.
  • (transitive, obsolete) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
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Examples of "whisper" in Sentences

  • He whispered in her ears.
  • You are allowed to whisper.
  • Who is the person whispering
  • People tend to whisper in public.
  • In the verses, Farmer is whispering.
  • They should whisper in the classroom.
  • They were taught to whisper in public.
  • She was whispering something in the E.R.
  • But Ipbun rubs the root gently whispering.
  • Sometimes it was a whispering voice in the night.

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