as in tale
a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature
there were whispers that the starlet was secretly married
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as in to rumor
to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
assistants whispered that the two singers were having a secret relationship
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Recent Examples of whisper
Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
There’s excitement at the start—the whispers of a revolutionary change, press releases that seem to hold the promise of seamless, instant transactions—but then comes the waiting.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
Tree limbs whispered in the night wind as if urging them on.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The Kimberley is a truly wild place, where human history is merely a whisper over millennia.
—Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
There’s excitement at the start—the whispers of a revolutionary change, press releases that seem to hold the promise of seamless, instant transactions—but then comes the waiting.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
The faux poster was an alteration to the official Universal Pictures marketing materials in which Elphaba’s full face is on display as Glinda (Ariana Grande) whispers in her ear.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
Tree limbs whispered in the night wind as if urging them on.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whisper
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The project is heavy on woozy tales of the erotic ups and emotional downs of falling hard, and the deadpan, adrift flows of Scoob and friends, like professional skirt-chaser Shaudy Kash, are like bumping Baby Smoove and Veeze with brain fog.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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But sales also told a tale of two markets, with its domestic and U.S. markets continuing to see slower sales growth, while international and especially Asia have provided new sales growth channels.Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Alex Garland penned the third film (and the first), which originally was rumored to be helmed by Nia DaCosta.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
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Although it is rumored that Lawson is the favorite.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Maybe even more than surprise story of the year Indiana, Arizona State looks interesting in the Playoff given its offensive weaponry.The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Last year, observations of the subtle movements of pulsating stars known as a pulsar timing array revealed a background hum of gravitational waves in the universe—ripples in the fabric of space-time.Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
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The slab revealed so much awfulness, later confirmed through forensic anthropology: the bones of a girl, lying in the fetal position, hands and feet bound together by an extension cord also wrapped around her neck.Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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The letter hints that Lennon was aware of Clapton’s delicate situation and felt some sympathy with him.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Such a broad geographic range might hint that A. afarensis lived in a variety of habitats that ranged from closed and forested to more open and somewhat dry, as well, which has important implications for how anthropologists reconstruct the lives of the hominins.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Whisper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whisper. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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