Sekirov Dictionary

whisper

UK /ˈ(h)wɪspə/US /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/

verb 10
noun 6
forms 6
phrases 1

verb10

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to talk using breath and not voice, so that only someone standing close can hear
- I can hear them whisper as we pass by It's a bad sign, bad sign — 2014
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To say (something) softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter (something) without sonant breath, without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
- Whether he whispered sweet nothings to her in Stengelese is not known, but he did call her "the best catch I ever made in my career." — 1981
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To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
- They might buzz and whisper it one to another. — 1692
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To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
- All that hate me whisper together against me. — 1611
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To make a low, sibilant sound.
- […] hear thy laurel whisper sweet About the ledges of the hill. — 1850
(Internet) To send a private message to an individual in a chat room.
To project intention and influence events by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means; to subject someone or something to this influence.
To exercise skill in taming or training a creature.
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(no longer used) To address in a whisper, or low voice.
- where gentlest breezes whisper souls distressed — 1827
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(no longer used) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
- He came to whisper Wolsey. — 1613

noun6

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The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords; the sound thus produced.
- I spoke in a near whisper.
A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
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[usually plural] A rumor.
- There are whispers of rebellion all around.
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(figurative) A faint trace or hint (of something).
- The soup had just a whisper of basil.
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(Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.
- The invisibility of private interactions in the form of whispers resolved an ethical concern in the research but reduced our ability to gauge the volume of interaction […] — 2002
A projection of intention and influence caused by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means.

forms

whisper'd · whispered · whispering · whispereth · whispers · whisperest

Phrases with whisper

whisper campaign
A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.

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