whisper
/ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/ verb B2- To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
- 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.
- To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
- To make a low, sibilant sound.
- To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
- To send a private message to an individual in a chat room.
- To exercise skill in taming or training a creature.
- 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.
He/she/it whispers · Past whispered · Past participle whispered · -ing form whispering
Verb forms
- Base form
- whisper
- He/she/it
- whispers
- Past
- whispered
- Past participle
- whispered
- -ing form
- whispering
From the library
“He is the cause of all this misery—I am quite sure of it,” whispered Caderousse, who had never taken his eyes off Fernand, to Danglars.
“Ah, Danglars!” whispered Caderousse, “you have deceived me—the trick you spoke of last night has been played; but I cannot suffer a poor old man or an innocent girl to die of grief through your fault.
Then added in a low whisper, “You understand that, on account of your uncle, M.
Here Diana met her, and the two little girls went on up the lane under the leafy arch of maples--“maples are such sociable trees,” said Anne; “they’re always rustling and whispering to you”--until they came to a rustic bridge.
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