Crossword clues for whisper
whisper
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Whisper \Whis"per\, v. t.
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To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
They might buzz and whisper it one to another.
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To address in a whisper, or low voice. [Archaic]
And whisper one another in the ear.
--Shak.Where gentlest breezes whisper souls distressed.
--Keble. To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately. [Obs.] ``He came to whisper Wolsey.''
--Shak.
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.]
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. See Whisper, n.
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To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.
The hollow, whispering breeze.
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To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
All that hate me whisper together against me.
--Ps. xli. 7.
Whisper \Whis"per\, n.
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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 cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound produced by such friction as distinguished from breath sound made by friction against parts of the mouth. See Voice, n., 2, and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 153, 154.
The inward voice or whisper can not give a tone.
--Bacon.Soft whispers through the assembly went.
--Dryden. A cautious or timorous speech.
--South.Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.
A low, sibilant sound. ``The whispers of the leaves.''
--Tennyson.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English hwisprian "speak very softly, murmur" (only in a Northumbrian gloss for Latin murmurare), from Proto-Germanic *hwis- (cognates: Middle Dutch wispelen, Old High German hwispalon, German wispeln, wispern, Old Norse hviskra "to whisper"), from PIE *kwei- "to hiss, whistle," imitative. Transitive sense is from 1560s. Related: Whispered; whispering. An alternative verb, now obsolete, was whister (late 14c., from Old English hwæstrian), and Middle English had whistringe grucchere "a slanderer."
1590s, from whisper (v.).
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords. 2 (context usually in plural English) A rumor. 3 (context figurative English) A faint trace or hint (of something). 4 (context internet English) A private message to an individual in a chat room. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) 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 (context transitive English) To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper. 3 (context intransitive English) To make a low, sibilant sound. 4 (context intransitive English) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. 5 (context transitive obsolete English) To address in a whisper, or low voice. 6 (context transitive obsolete English) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
WordNet
n. speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: whispering, susurration]
the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind [syn: rustle, rustling, whispering]
v. speak softly; in a low voice [ant: shout]
Gazetteer
Wikipedia
A whisper is a sound produced by whispering.
Whisper or Whispers may refer to:
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.
Whisper is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes.
"Whisper" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Lacy J. Dalton. it was released in April 1981 as the third single from the album Hard Times. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Dalton and Mark Sherrill.
Whisper is a proprietary iOS and Android mobile app available without charge, which says that it allows users to send messages anonymously, and to receive replies. Users post messages, known as "whispers," which are displayed as text superimposed over an image automatically retrieved from Whisper's own search engine or uploaded by the user. The app was launched in March 2012 under the original name WhisperText by CEO Michael Heyward and Brad Brooks, who is the CEO of mobile messaging service TigerText. In April 2016, it was reported that Whisper had reached 30 million monthly active users.
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. The intention was to create an extremely accurate cartridge family for military, police, competition and specialized hunting markets that could also be easily sound suppressed.
While all cartridges in the Whisper family must be capable of accuracy using subsonic loads, most of the smaller caliber cartridges of the family (.308" and under) are also capable of being loaded to supersonic velocities using relatively lightweight bullets for their caliber, increasing their utility.
Usage examples of "whisper".
The three members of the agronomic team were there, sitting near Cathartes on the floor, whispering among themselves.
Theodore whispered, and then he stepped on the gas and the ambulance lurched forward.
Tom remembered that he and Cathy had agreed in a whisper that Walter had this slightly annoying body language, as if he were conferring some kind of favour and wished the whole thing could be dealt with as quickly as possible.
The registrar whispered that he was lecturing on end-to-end anastomosis and then sat back, his arms folded across his chest, the picture of attention.
It had even been whispered at the time, among the adepts that the Count was the resurrection of Balsamo, better known as Cagliostro.
Not for naught had he gained access into darksome cults, had barkened to the grisly whispers of the votaries of Skelos under midnight trees, and read the forbidden iron-bound books of Vathelos the Blind.
And whispers, such as, Blimey, where did she come from, not off a Billingsgate fish barrer, I bet.
He had seen the city before, had battled on this very plain, but he had never heard the wind whisper through the valley as it did today, and the sound startled him.
When they had gone the Beduin leaned low over Stimbol, and whispered in his ear.
Whilst he was still contemplating, and wondering how Bellamy of all people in the world had managed to marry such a woman, and what previous acquaintance George had had with her, he saw the lady whisper something to his cousin, who at once turned and introduced him.
Lady Bellamy, robed as an Egyptian sorceress, and holding a letter in her hand, which she offered to Angela, whispering in her ear.
Lady Bellamy saw that if something were not done quickly, there would be a shocking scene, which was the last thing she wanted, so she seized George and whispered in his ear, after which he followed her sulkily, turning round from time to time to look at Angela.
Years ago, in the time of Guzman Bento, he had been mixed up, it was whispered, in a conspiracy which was betrayed and, as people expressed it, drowned in blood.
Besides, since he had become again of some account, vague whispers had been heard that years ago, when fallen into disgrace and thrown into prison by Guzman Bento at the time of the so-called Great Conspiracy, he had betrayed some of his best friends amongst the conspirators.
At a whispered order from Dwaen, Rhodry stuck close to Lord Beryn, who barely seemed to notice he was there.