Psst! When you speak very quietly, so that hardly anyone can hear, you're whispering, or speaking in a whisper.
To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See
Noun
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
Noun
the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
Verb
speak softly; in a low voice
v. i.
To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard
only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk
without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal,
sound. See Whisper, n.
n.
To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.
n.
To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse
in whispers, as in secret plotting.
v. t.
To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the
breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a
whisper.
v. t.
To address in a whisper, or low voice.
v. t.
To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
n.
A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which can be
heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs only
breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal
cords and arytenoid cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the
cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound
produced by such friction as distinguished from breath sound made by
friction against parts of the mouth. See Voice, n., 2, and Guide to
Pronunciation, // 5, 153, 154.
n.
A cautious or timorous speech.
n.
Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a
suggestion or insinuation.
n.
A low, sibilant sound.
Whisper
The hollow, whispering breeze.3.
All that hate me whisper together against me.
Whisper
They might buzz and whisper it one to another.2.
And whisper one another in the ear.
Where gentlest breezes whisper souls distressed.3.
Whisper
The inward voice or whisper can not give a tone.
Soft whispers through the assembly went.2.
To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See
To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs only breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal cords and arytenoid cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound produced by such friction as distinguished from breath sound made by friction against parts of the mouth. See
Usage Examples
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
I love readings and my readers, but the din of voices of the audience gives me stage fright, and the din of voices inside whisper that I am a fraud, and that the jig is up. Surely someone will rise up from the audience and say out loud that not only am I not funny and helpful, but I'm annoying, and a phony.
Censorship is saying: 'I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.' But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word - even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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Other Usage ExamplesAs virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no.
But I now entered on my fifteenth year - a sad epoch in the life of a slave girl. My master began to whisper foul words in my ear. Young as I was, I could not remain ignorant of their import.
Don't write anything you can phone. Don't phone anything you can talk. Don't talk anything you can whisper. Don't whisper anything you can smile. Don't smile anything you can nod. Don't nod anything you can wink.
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