whisper
v.
speak softly; rustle; gossip; spread a rumor; scheme secretly
n.
soft speaking; something spoken softly; murmuring sound; rumor, gossip; trace, hint
Whisper
Whisper may refer to:
whispering, a form of vocalizationIn fiction:Whisper (Fable), fictitious character in the popular Fantasy RPG FableWhisper, a character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond novel and film Live and Let Die
Whisper (film), a 2007 horror filmIn music:
"Whisper" (song), song by Evanescence on their debut album, FallenWhisper, a song by Morphine from their 1995 album
YesWhisper (Band) A Melodic Rock & Metal Based In Omagh Town
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whisper
Noun
1. speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
(synonym) whispering, susurration
(hypernym) speaking, speech production
(hyponym) stage whisper
2. the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
(synonym) rustle, rustling, whispering
(hypernym) noise
Verb
1. speak softly; in a low voice
(antonym) shout
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
(derivation) whispering, susurration
Whisper
(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 prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
(v. t.)
To address in a whisper, or 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 speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
(n.)
To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.
(n.)
Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.
(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.
(n.)
A low, sibilant sound.
(n.)
A cautious or timorous speech.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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whisper
Synonyms and related words:
advice, alert, alerting, articulate, aspirate, aspiration, bark, bated breath, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breath, breathe, breathy voice, broad hint, bruit, brush, buzz, cackle, canard, caress, caution, chant, chime, chirp, chorus, clue, come out with, common talk, communicate, confide, confide to, contact, convey, coo, crow, cry, cue, cutaneous sense, dash, deliver, disclose, drawl, drone, droning, emit, entrust with information, enunciate, exclaim, exhalation, express, feel, feeling, fingertip caress, fizz, fizzle, flick, fling off, flute, flying rumor, formulate, gabble, gasp, gentle hint, gesture, gibber, gibbering, give, give confidential information, give expression, give out with, give tongue, give utterance, give voice, glance, glimmer, glimmering, grapevine, graze, groan, growl, grunt, hand-mindedness, hearsay, hint, hiss, howl, idea afloat, impart, implication, index, indication, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, jabber, jibber, keen, kick, kiss, lambency, lap, latrine rumor, let in on, let next to, let out, lick, light touch, lilt, lip, little voice, look, low voice, maffle, maunder, maundering, mention privately, moan, monition, mouth, mouthing, mumble, mumbling, murmur, murmuration, murmuring, mussitate, mutter, muttering, news stirring, nod, nudge, office, on-dit, out with, pant, passing word, phonate, phrase, pipe, pointer, pour forth, present, prompt, pronounce, put forth, put hep, put in words, put next to, raise, report, roar, roorback, rub, rumble, rumor, say, scent, scream, screech, scuttlebutt, sense of touch, set forth, shade, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sign, signal, sing, sizzle, snap, snarl, snort, sob, soft voice, sough, sound, soupcon, speak incoherently, splutter, spoor, sputter, squall, squawk, squeal, stage whisper, steer, still small voice, stroke, suggestion, suspicion, susurrate, susurration, susurrus, swish, symptom, tactile sense, taction, take aside, talk, tap, tell, tell confidentially, telltale, tentative poke, throw off, thunder, tinge, tip, tip off, tip-off, touch, town talk, trace, track, trumpet, twang, unconfirmed report, underbreath, undertone, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, wail, warble, warning, wheeze, whiff, whine, whispering, whistle, whiz, whoosh, wink, word, yap, yawp, yell, yelp
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Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.