Thesaurus results for WHISPER

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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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verb

ˈ(h)wi-spər

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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Noun

The whispers about Elba being a potential Bond began all the way back in 2008, when Daniel Craig said that Barack Obama’s recent election could herald a Black Bond. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 June 2026 This is where the dream ends for so many of my parents’ generation, who once came westward on the whisper of hope. —

Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

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Kardashian then spoke to someone from her team, who whispered something in her ear. —

Meg Walters, InStyle, 8 June 2026 For decades, hormones have been whispered about in relation to mood swings, menopause or, more often, used as a catch-all explanation for women being somehow too emotional. —

Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for whisper

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Noun

There is a little more to it, as the tale of the boy from Yonkers has some of the same up-and-down flair of the Knicks and Mets during his Hall of Fame career.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 29 May 2026
And hey, if this movie racks up the views, perhaps the next tale will make it to theaters, with bigger co-stars to boot.

— Mark Meszoros, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026