whisper

whisper
I UK [ˈwɪspə(r)] / US [ˈwɪspər] / US [ˈhwɪspər] verb
Word forms "whisper":
present tense I/you/we/they whisper he/she/it whispers present participle whispering past tense whispered past participle whispered
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1) [intransitive/transitive] to say something very quietly so that other people cannot hear you

Stop whispering, you two!

"When can I see you again?" he whispered softly.

"Over here!" she whispered urgently.

whisper (something) to someone:

Dad whispered a warning to us to keep quiet.

whisper (something) in someone's ear:

"That's Tim," she whispered in my ear.

2) [intransitive/transitive] to tell other people a piece of news or information that may or may not be true

Senior managers have been whispering about more job losses.

whisper that:

Some people have whispered that he offered her a job in return for her silence.

3) [intransitive] literary to make a quiet gentle sound

II UK [ˈwɪspə(r)] / US [ˈwɪspər] / US [ˈhwɪspər] noun [countable]
Word forms "whisper":
singular whisper plural whispers
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1) a very quiet way of saying something so that other people cannot hear you

His voice was little more than a whisper.

Elizabeth's voice dropped to a low whisper.

in a whisper/in whispers:

The two men began talking in whispers.

2) mainly literary something that someone says that may or may not be true

Whispers of a marriage break-up soon started to circulate.

3) [singular] literary a quiet gentle sound
whisper of:

the whisper of wind in the trees


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  • Whisper — Whis per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whispered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whispering}.] [AS. hwisprian; akin to G. wispern, wispeln, OHG. hwispal?n, Icel. hv[=i]skra, Sw. hviska, Dan. hviske; of imitative origin. Cf. {Whistle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To speak… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Whisper — Whis per, n. [1913 Webster] 1. A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs only breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal cords and arytenoid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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