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Definition whisper

Etymology

From Middle English whisperen, from Old English hwisprian (“to mutter, murmur, whisper”), from Proto-Germanic *hwispr?n? (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”), from Proto-Indo-European *?weys-, *?wey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”). Cognate with Dutch wisperen (“to whisper”), German Low German wispeln (“to whisper”), German wispern (“to mumble, whisper”). Related also to Danish hviske (“to whisper”), Swedish viska (“to whisper”), Norwegian hviske (“to whisper”), Icelandic hvískra and hvísla (“to whisper”). More at English whistle.

Noun

whisper (plural whispers)

1. The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.
2. (usually in the plural) A rumor.
3. (figuratively) A faint trace or hint (of something).
4. A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
5. (Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.

Verb

whisper (third-person singular simple present whispers, present participle whispering, simple past and past participle whispered)

1. (intransitive) 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.
2. (transitive) To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
3. (intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound.
4. (intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice.
6. (transitive, obsolete) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.

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