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
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For instance, suppose it were nine o’clock in the morning, just time to begin lessons: you’d only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock in a twinkling!
(“I only wish it was,” the March Hare said to itself in a whisper.)
He looked anxiously over his shoulder as he spoke, and then raised himself upon tiptoe, put his mouth close to her ear, and whispered “She’s under sentence of execution.”
“Oh, hush!” the Rabbit whispered in a frightened tone.
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