1 to speak very quietly to sb so that other people cannot hear what you are saying:
[V] Don't you know it's rude to whisper? * What are you two whispering about? * [Vspeech] 'Can you meet me tonight?' he whispered. * [VN] She leaned over and whispered something in his ear. * [Vthat] He whispered to me that he was afraid.
2 [oftenpassive] to say or suggest sth about sb/sth in a private or secret way:
[VNthat] It was whispered that he would soon die and he did. [also Vthat]
3 [V] (written) (of leaves, the wind, etc.) to make a soft, quiet sound:
A warm breeze whispered through the trees.
Part of speech: noun
1 a low quiet voice or the sound it makes:
They spoke in whispers. * Her voice dropped to a whisper.
seealsoSTAGEWHISPER
2 (also whispering) (written) a soft sound:
I could hear the whispering of the sea.
3 a piece of news that is spread by being talked about but may not be true
SYNRUMOUR:
I've heard whispers that he's leaving.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for whisper is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is whisper a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, whisper is tagged as verb.
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