Whisper

Word WHISPER
Character 7
Hyphenation whis per
Pronunciations /ˈ(h)wɪspə/

Definitions and meanings of "Whisper"

What do we mean by whisper?

Soft speech produced without using the full voice. noun

Something uttered very softly. noun

A secretly or surreptitiously expressed belief, rumor, or hint. noun

A low rustling sound. noun

To speak softly. intransitive verb

To speak quietly and privately, as by way of gossip, slander, or intrigue. intransitive verb

To make a soft rustling sound. intransitive verb

To utter very softly. intransitive verb

To say or tell privately or secretly. intransitive verb

To speak without uttering voice or sonant breath; speak with a low, rustling voice; speak softly or under the breath; converse in whispers: often implying plotting, evil-speaking, and the like.

To make a low, rustling sound, like that of a whisper.

To utter in a low non-vocal tone; say under the breath; state or communicate in whispers: often implying plotting, slanderous talk, etc.

To address or inform in a whisper or low voice, especially with the view of avoiding publicity: elliptical for whisper to.

The utterance of words with the breath not made vocal; a low, soft, rustling voice. noun

A whispered word, remark, or conversation. noun

A secret hint, suggestion, or insinuation. noun

A low, rustling sound of whispering, or a similar sound, as of the wind. noun

Specifically, in medicine, the sound of the whispering voice transmitted to the ear of the auscultator placed against the chest-wall. noun

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. See Whisper, n. intransitive verb

To make a low, sibilant sound or noise. intransitive verb

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.

(usually in the plural) A rumor.

A faint trace or hint (of something).

A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.

A private message to an individual in a chat room.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Whisper

The word "whisper" in example sentences

At last, there came a little rustling, whispering sound, all round the window: _rustle, whisper, whisper_. ❋ Sara Cone Bryant (N/A)

You just have to/* whisper ... whisper ... whisper*/ ❋ Unknown (2009)

The urge to spend is strong, especially with what I call the "whisper crew" -- friends, relatives, hangers-on, etc. -- surrounding them. ❋ Andrew Brandt (2011)

Not a whisper from the right on the fiscal madness of that or actually Cutting Taxes irresponsibly while troops suffered in the field for lack of good armor protection. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So I left Benicia, where John Barleycorn had nearly got me, and ranged wider afield in pursuit of the whisper from the back of life to come and find. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Hotel Montana in Port Au Prince collapsed into a mess of masonry with nary a whisper from the pile. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Unions and Democrats are routinely found, again and again, to be embezzling massive amounts of money, with barely a whisper from the media. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After offering it for about $17 million without success in what is called a "whisper listing," he officially listed the apartment for $14.85 million in January 2009. ❋ Josh Barbanel (2011)

My whisper is not simply a direct message sent to everyone; that would defeat the point. ❋ Unknown (2007)

“Say: — Refuge I take with the Lord of men the sovran of men the God of men from the Tempter, the Demon who tempteth in whisper the breasts of men and from Jinnis and (evil) men.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

P.S. And the really remarkable thing about your argument, whisper, is that to the delight of the corporations, the only thing more appealing than your lack of education is the alacrity with which you're willing to PAY for the privlige to be the corporate Town Pump! ❋ David (2005)

History will show how silly it was for someone only qualified in whisper campaigns and politics of personal destruction being put in control of our NATIONAL SECURITY. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"They've just stopped showing Tampa," is the almost whisper from the other room. ❋ Unknown (2005)

While unease still haunted him at the notion of binding himself, it was no more than a fading whisper from the code by which he had once lived. ❋ Chadwick, Elizabeth (2004)

Throughout the Middle East, as in India, that whisper is being heard with an ever growing fear at the heart. ❋ Unknown (1946)

But she 'phoned down to Carter Flagg's store at intervals, and when the first report came through that Hughes had been elected she stalked solemnly upstairs to Mrs. Blythe's room and announced it in a thrilling whisper from the foot of the bed. ❋ Lucy Maud (1921)

Speech strove for utterance in the Swede's throat; then faint and distant, in a thin whisper from the very bottom of his frozen soul, came the words: — "Never again a hobo." ❋ Unknown (1907)

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