2syllables
whisper
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Definitions ofwhisper
1noun
- The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.
- (usually in the plural) A rumor.
Example: "There are whispers of rebellion all around."
- A faint trace or hint (of something).
Example: "The soup had just a whisper of basil."
- A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
- A private message to an individual in a chat room.
1verb
- 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.
- To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
- To make a low, sibilant sound.
- To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
- To address in a whisper, or low voice.
- To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
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