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Verb
/ˈ(h)wispər/,
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whispering, present participle; whispered, past tense; whispers, 3rd person singular present; whispered, past participle;
  1. Speak very softly using one's breath without one's vocal cords, esp. for the sake of privacy
    • - Alison was whispering in his ear
    • - he managed to whisper a faint goodbye
    • - “Are you all right?” he whispered
  2. (of leaves, wind, or water) Rustle or murmur softly

  3. Be rumored
    • - it was whispered that he would soon die
Noun
  1. A soft or confidential tone of voice; a whispered word or phrase
    • - she spoke in a whisper
  2. A soft rustling or murmuring sound
    • - the thunder of the surf became a muted whisper
  3. A rumor or piece of gossip
    • - whispers of a blossoming romance
  4. A slight trace; a hint
    • - he didn't show even a whisper of interest

  1. speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
  2. speak softly; in a low voice
  3. rustle: a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
  4. (whispering) murmuring: making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices"
  5. Air is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key which was originally released as an adult game on September 8, 2000 playable on personal computers (PC) as a CD-ROM. Subsequent versions with the adult content removed were sold playable on the PC, Dreamcast, and PlayStation 2. ...
  6. The Whisper family of firearm cartridges is a group of wildcat cartridges developed in the early 1990s by J.D. Jones of SSK Industries. The Whisper Family was developed as a line of accurate, multi-purpose cartridges using relatively heavy rifle bullets for a given caliber in subsonic loads. ...
  7. First Comics is an American comic-book publisher that was active from 1983–1991, known for titles like American Flagg!, Grimjack, Nexus, Badger, Dreadstar, and Jon Sable. ...
  8. Fable is an action role-playing video game in the Fable series. It was developed for Xbox, Mac OS X, and Windows platforms, by Big Blue Box, a satellite developer of Lionhead Studios, and was published by Microsoft. The game shipped for Xbox on September 14, 2004. ...
  9. Whisper is a character from The Animals of Farthing Wood (book series). She is an urban fox who Bold met when he left White Deer Park. Although uninterested in him at first, Whisper would later become Bold's mate. ...
  10. Whisper is a 2007 horror film directed by Stewart Hendler and written by Christopher Borrelli. The film revolves around the kidnapping of a young boy, David, who is more than he appears and brings unexpected troubles for his kidnappers.
  11. The James Bond novels and films are notable for their memorably despicable villains and henchmen. Each Bond villain has numerous henchmen to do their bidding.
  12. Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.
  13. Whisper is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes.
  14. A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second studio album by English rock band Coldplay. Released on 26 August 2002 through the label Parlophone in the UK, the album was produced by the band and British record producer Ken Nelson. ...
  15. The Whispered are unique individuals in the Full Metal Panic! universe who possess access to Black Technology, technology that outstrips the level of technology that should exist in the world.
  16. Whispering is an unvoiced mode of phonation in which the vocal cords do not vibrate normally but are instead adducted sufficiently to create audible turbulence (a 'hissing' quality) as the speaker exhales (or occasionally inhales) during speech. ...
  17. (Whispering (song)) "Whispering" is a popular song with lyrics by John Schoenberger and Richard Coburn, and music by Vincent Rose. It was originally recorded on August 23, 1920 by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra for Victor as 18690-A. ...
  18. The act of speaking in a quiet voice; To talk in a quiet voice
  19. (Whispering) A process which when one agent (A) collaborates with another agent (B), a third agent (C) notices the collaboration between the first two agents (A,B) and becomes suspicious of the first two agents (A,B) as two opponents plotting against the third agent (C) (See System Evolution.).
  20. (Whispering) Talking at such a low level that it requires someone else to move into the speaker’s personal space zone creating intimacy.  It is an effective tactic in dating and attraction.
  21. (Whispering) To dream of whispering, denotes that you will be disturbed by the evil gossiping of people near you. To hear a whisper coming to you as advice or warning, foretells that you stand in need of aid and counsel.
  22. (whispering) (susurro): An interpreting mode in which the interpreter is seated next to one or two meeting participants and whispers the interpretation of the speech. This mode is used mainly when only very few people need interpretation. ...
  23. Whispering is a way of sending a private message to an individual in a chat room.  This is like having a private conversation with a stranger.  As in the real world, it is safer to stay in the public area of the chat room.
  24. (The Whispers) former seat of House Crabb, now in ruin
  25. traditionally a dashed or broken balloon outline is used to indicate that the speaker is whispering. With the advent of computers, gray text and balloon edges are another option made popular by those awfully nice chaps at Comicraft!