whisper

Meaning of whisper

noun
  1. The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.
  2. (usually in the plural) A rumor.
    There are whispers of rebellion all around.
  3. A faint trace or hint (of something).
    The soup had just a whisper of basil.
  4. A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
  5. A private message to an individual in a chat room.
verb
  1. To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
  2. To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
  3. To make a low, sibilant sound.
  4. To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
  5. To address in a whisper, or low voice.
  6. To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.

Information about whisper

  • The plural form of whisper is: whispers.
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Hyphenation of whisper

whis-per

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • whisper is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

whisper synonyms

Meaning whispering:

whispering, susurration, voicelessness

Meaning rustle:

rustle, rustling, whispering

Translation of whisper

Words that rhyme with whisper

Casper, Gasper, Jasper, Kasper, asper, casper, clasper, diasper, exasper, gasper, grasper, jasper, rasper, Hesper, Vesper, hesper, vesper, bewhisper, crisper, lisper, overwhisper, rewhisper, risper, Prosper, Trosper, mitosper, prosper, reprosper

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