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whisper
[ hwis-per, wis-per ]
verb (used without object)
- to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
- Phonetics. to produce utterance substituting breath for phonation.
- to talk softly and privately (often implying gossip, slander, plotting, or the like):
The king knew that the courtiers were whispering.
- (of trees, water, breezes, etc.) to make a soft, rustling sound like that of whispering.
verb (used with object)
- to utter with soft, low sounds, using the breath, lips, etc.:
He whispered endearments to her.
- Phonetics. to utter (speech sounds) substituting breath for phonation.
- to say or tell in a whisper; tell privately.
- to speak to or tell (a person) in a whisper or privately.
noun
- the mode of utterance, or the voice, of a person who whispers:
to speak in a whisper.
- a word or remark uttered by whispering.
- a rumor or insinuation:
Whispers circulated about the affair.
- a soft, rustling sound like a whisper:
the whisper of leaves in the wind.
whisper
/ ˈɪə /
verb
- to speak or utter (something) in a soft hushed tone, esp without vibration of the vocal cords
- intr to speak secretly or furtively, as in promoting intrigue, gossip, etc
- intr (of leaves, trees, etc) to make a low soft rustling sound
- tr to utter or suggest secretly or privately
to whisper treason
noun
- a low soft voice
to speak in a whisper
- something uttered in such a voice
- a low soft rustling sound
- a trace or suspicion
- informal.a rumour or secret
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of whisper1
Idioms and Phrases
see stage whisper .Example Sentences
In fact, she said that during the commercial break before the award was announced, she whispered to her manager, “I think it’s going to Mikey.”
And he has racist, lying cowards like Stephen Miller whispering in his ear, telling him everything he does is right.
However, my minder would often whisper in my ear afterwards, saying people were exaggerating about the prices.
Haughty, hypocritical Dingley, she fears, won’t want anything to do with the family once this scandal goes viral, which in the Regency period translates into a wildfire of whispering throughout polite society.
Luckily, the whispers were correct—XCX peppered her performance with predictable experiences.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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