whisper
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈwɪspər/
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- When walking past stares and whispers, my hands tremble, and I can feel my pupils dilating.
- only in a whisper
And I hear clear as day, a whisper on my ears say liar.
- And I hear clear as day, a whisper on my ears say liar.
- And one of them came up to me and he couldn't speak above a whisper.
- And if you don't get the whisper, the whisper gets louder.
- In fact, I ask myself, when I hear a speaker, did I hear the whisper anytime during the speech?
- So Catholic Mass we're in, we're on the back row of in a whisper.
Examples
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"Vic!" It was a hoarse whisper, coming from a room on my left.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Where have you been?" she asked in a fierce whisper as she led him inside.
Fiction book (1990) -
First, Iris will never hear a whisper of what you told me.
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Michael asked me in an urgent whisper if I had any idea where she might have gone.
Fiction book (1990) -
By now, his voice has dropped to a stage whisper, and the class is in rapt silence.
Academic text (1994) -
Whenever he spoke barely above a whisper, one knew he was enraged.
Fiction book (1990) -
You two stay back, behind me and Rogers," Field ordered in a whisper to Dickens.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then, in a conspiratorial whisper, she asked her about George's new girlfriend.
Fiction book (1990) -
When it was Sasha's turn, he paced the courtroom, alternating between shouts and whispers.
Academic text (2011) -
She spoke in a whisper so that no one else could hear her.
Synonyms
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1.9
Speaking very softly using only breath so the words are hard to hear
3
4.6
A low unclear sound made quietly with the lips
1
9.9
A soft whispering sound like wind in leaves
1
9.9
A soft whispering sound like leaves or quiet voices
To say something in a very quiet voice so other people cannot hear
A soft low sound of many people talking at once
Making a low continuous sound like soft voices or gentle waves
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 Quiet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whisper comes from the old soft sound whis- and was used for speech made with 'breath' instead of a strong voice. So a whisper is a very quiet way of speaking where only the breath is used.