whisper

whisper
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noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ barely audible, the barest, faint, gentle, hushed, low, mere, quiet, slight (esp. AmE), soft
▪

A barely audible whisper came from the closet.

▪

Jake got excited at the merest whisper of his lover.

▪ fierce, harsh
▪ audible, loud, stage
▪

‘I knew this would happen,’ he said in a stage whisper (= one that he wanted everyone to hear).

▪ choked (esp. AmE), hoarse, husky
▪ excited, urgent
▪ conspiratorial
VERB + WHISPER
▪ hear
PREPOSITION
▪ above a whisper
▪

Their voices were very quiet, hardly above a whisper.

▪ in a whisper
▪

They spoke in whispers.

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verb
ADVERB
▪ gently, quietly, softly
▪ loudly
▪ hoarsely, huskily
▪ fiercely, harshly, urgently
▪

‘Come on,’ he whispered urgently.

▪ brokenly, shakily
▪ angrily, bitterly, furiously
▪ conspiratorially
▪ excitedly
▪ almost, half
▪ barely (esp. AmE)
▪ back
▪

‘Yes,’ I whispered back.

VERB + WHISPER
▪ can only
▪

He could only whisper in reply.

▪ hear sb
▪

She heard him whisper her name.

PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪

I felt that everyone was whispering about me.

▪ against
▪

‘Hush!’ he whispered against her hair.

▪ through
▪

‘No!’ he whispered through gritted teeth.

▪ to
▪

‘Let's go,’ she whispered to Anne.

PHRASES
▪ whisper sth in sb's ear, whisper sth into sb's ear
Whisper is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑voice
Whisper is used with these nouns as the object: ↑apology, ↑prayer, ↑word

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  • Whisper — Whis per, v. t. [1913 Webster] 1. To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper. [1913 Webster] They might buzz and whisper it one to another. Bentley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whisper — [hwis′pər, wis′pər] vi. [ME whisperen < OE hwisprian, akin to wispern < IE base * k̑wei , to whiz, hiss > WHINE, WHISTLE] 1. to speak very softly, esp. without the resonance produced by the vibration of the vocal cords 2. to talk quietly …   English World dictionary

  • Whisper — Whis per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whispered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whispering}.] [AS. hwisprian; akin to G. wispern, wispeln, OHG. hwispal?n, Icel. hv[=i]skra, Sw. hviska, Dan. hviske; of imitative origin. Cf. {Whistle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To speak… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Whisper — Whis per, n. [1913 Webster] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • whisper — ► VERB 1) speak very softly using one s breath rather than one s throat. 2) literary rustle or murmur softly. ► NOUN 1) a whispered word or phrase, or a whispering tone of voice. 2) literary a soft rustling or murmuring sound. 3) a rumour or… …   English terms dictionary

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