whisper

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  AN INSINUATING WHISPER
• WordNet 3.6
  • v whisper speak softly; in a low voice
  • n whisper speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
  • n whisper a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
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"Nestie whispered something in Speug's ear."

• Interesting fact: In Alaska it is illegal to whisper in someone's ear while they are moose hunting.
• • Whisper A cautious or timorous speech.
  • Whisper A low, sibilant sound. "The whispers of the leaves."
  • Whisper 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, §§ 5, 153, 154. "The inward voice or whisper can not give a tone.""Soft whispers through the assembly went."
  • Whisper Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.
  • Whisper To address in a whisper, or low voice. "And whisper one another in the ear.""Where gentlest breezes whisper souls distressed."
  • Whisper To make a low, sibilant sound or noise. "The hollow, whispering breeze."
  • Whisper To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately. "He came to whisper Wolsey."
  • Whisper 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.
  • Whisper To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. "All that hate me whisper together against me."
  • Whisper 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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• Interesting fact: Whispering is more wearing on your voice than a normal speaking tone.
• • whisper To speak without uttering voice or sonant breath; speak with a low, rustling voice; speak softly or under the breath; converse in whispers: often implying plotting, evil-speaking, and the like.
  • whisper To make a low, rustling sound, like that of a whisper.
  • whisper To utter in a low non-vocal tone; say under the breath; state or communicate in whispers: often implying plotting, slanderous talk, etc.
  • whisper To address or inform in a whisper or low voice, especially with the view of avoiding publicity: elliptical for whisper to.
  • n whisper The utterance of words with the breath not made vocal; a low, soft, rustling voice.
  • n whisper A whispered word, remark, or conversation.
  • n whisper A secret hint, suggestion, or insinuation.
  • n whisper A low, rustling sound of whispering, or a similar sound, as of the wind.
  • n whisper Specifically, in medicine, the sound of the whispering voice transmitted to the ear of the auscultator placed against the chest-wall.
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• • v.i Whisper hwis′pėr to speak with a low sound: to speak very softly: to plot secretly
  • v.t Whisper to utter in a low voice or under the breath
  • n Whisper a low, hissing voice or sound: cautious or timorous speaking: a secret hint: a low rustling sound
  • adj Whisper like a whisper
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• Louis Nizer

  

  “Some people will believe anything if you whisper it to them.”
• Source Unknown

  

  “One should be more concerned about what his conscience whispers than about what other people shout.”
• Tibetan Proverb

  

  “Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts”
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  

  “Alas! they had been friends in youth; but whispering tongues can poison truth.”
• The Land Before Time

  

  “Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen closely.”
• C. S. Lewis

  

  “God whispers in our pleasures, but shouts in our pain.”

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