whisper
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈwɪspər/
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susurro
- The whisper of silk sliding against itself was almost musical in the quiet room.
Wait a while and the whisper turns into a scream.
- Wait a while and the whisper turns into a scream.
Examples
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I think they're sneak peeks, little glimpses, little whispers from God going this is what's possible.
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Pay attention, particularly to the faint whispers, especially when they recur.
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Has nature no secret call, no whisper that they are yours.
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There were already whispers of another civil war.
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It's actions like this that feed the whispers in Paris.
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The words were said in little more than a whisper and came from Rebecca.
Fiction book (1991) -
Flowers did not know when he first heard it, a bare whisper, a sound, primal, without source.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her voice, lowered, had the husky whisper of a brush on metal.
Fiction book (1990) -
He seems to be listening to whispers through his window.
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"Welcome aboard my ship," Captain Bawr said, her sweet voice like the whisper of an owl's wings.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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4.1
A low, quiet sound made by people speaking softly or by small movements
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4.4
A soft, dry sound that leaves or thin cloth make when they move
11
3.4
A low continuous sound made by voices or nature
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1.7
A soft, gentle sound like leaves or silk moving in the wind
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9.9
A soft whispering sound like wind in leaves
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9.9
A soft whispering sound like leaves or quiet voices
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9.9
A crisp rustling sound that silk makes when it moves
Making a soft sound like leaves when they move
A soft low sound of many people talking at once
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
2
7.5
A secret effort to spread bad rumors about someone to make people think less of them
- Offensive
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7.5
A game where people whisper a message along a line and it often changes
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whisper comes from an old imitative sound whis- that copies a very soft 'rustle', like leaves or silk moving. So a whisper can mean a faint, rustling noise.