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Definition of whisper
whispered
;whispering
play \ˈhwi-sp(ə-)riŋ, ˈwi-\intransitive verb
1 : to speak softly with little or no vibration of the vocal cords especially to avoid being overheard
2 : to make a sibilant sound that resembles whispering
transitive verb
1 : to address in a whisper
2 : to utter or communicate in or as if in a whisper
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Examples of whisper in a Sentence
He whispered in my ear.
She leaned over and whispered to the girl next to her.
I couldn't hear what they were saying because they were whispering.
She leaned over and whispered something to the girl next to her.
“I'll be right back,” she whispered.
A soft breeze whispered through the trees.
Recent Examples of whisper from the Web
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AT 1 A.M. ON FRIDAY NIGHT, Chattanooga’s streets merely whisper.
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A staff member slipped in and whispered in Langenberg's ear: Secretary Darrell Bazzell wanted to see her.
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Come 1953, this legal prodigy was named McCarthy’s boy-wonder chief counsel, and the news photos told the tale: the sharp-faced, heavy-lidded 26-year-old with cherubic cheeks, whispering intimately into the ear of the bloated McCarthy.
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My family has lived in our suburban home for seven years, and from the minute a few neighbors whispered that the former tenant died in our house, I’ve been bristled up like a porcupine.
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Come 1953, this legal prodigy was named McCarthy’s boy-wonder chief counsel, and the news photos told the tale: the sharp-faced, heavy-lidded 26-year-old with cherubic cheeks, whispering intimately into the ear of the bloated McCarthy.
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In Jurassic Park, when the dinosaurs escaped their pens, humans became frail prey, cowering in toilets, whispering prayers under trucks.
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For months, anonymous sources within the White House have whispered that Spicer is not long for this world.
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Stewart's Come Swim is by a wide margin the most self-consciously arty entry here, an expressionistic collage full of drowning imagery and whispered voiceover conversations.
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Origin and Etymology of whisper
Middle English, from Old English hwisperian; akin to Old High German hwispalōn to whisper, Old Norse hvīsla — more at whistle
whisper
Definition of whisper
1 : something communicated by or as if by whispering; especially : rumor whispers of scandal
2a : an act or instance of whispering; especially : speech without vibration of the vocal cordsb : a sibilant sound that resembles whispered speech
Examples of whisper in a Sentence
She spoke in a whisper.
the whisper of the wind
I've heard whispers that the company might go out of business.
Recent Examples of whisper from the Web
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Shreds of evidence and whispers of proof energize one side and appall the other.
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People laugh, talk, whisper and make noises that all feel equally as magnified.
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Grandmothers sleep on massage chairs and grandchildren learn patience and whisper to each other in the rooms of salt.
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First Known Use of whisper
1595
WHISPER Defined for English Language Learners
whisper
playDefinition of whisper for English Language Learners
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: to speak very softly or quietly
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: to produce a quiet sound
whisper
Definition of whisper for English Language Learners
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: a very soft and quiet way of speaking
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: a soft and quiet sound
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: a very small amount of something
WHISPER Defined for Kids
Definition of whisper for Students
whispered
;whispering
1 : to speak softly and quietly
2 : to tell by speaking softly and quietly “I would miss you, Nick,” I whispered. “I would.” — Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall
3 : to make a low rustling sound The wind whispered in the trees.
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