Definitions of whisper [ˈʰwɪs pər, ˈwɪs pər]

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Definition of 'whisper'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) whisper
to speak with soft hushed sounds using the breath but with no vibration of the vocal cords.

2.  whisper
to talk softly and privately, often implying gossip:
The town whispered about the rumors.

3.  whisper
to make a soft rustling sound like that of whispering:
The breeze whispers in the leaves.

4. (v.t.) whisper
to utter with soft low sounds using the breath:
She whispered endearments to him.

5.  whisper
to say in a whisper; tell privately.

6.  whisper
to speak to or tell (a person) in a whisper or privately.

7. (n.) whisper
the mode of utterance, or the voice, of one who whispers:
to speak in a whisper.

8.  whisper
a word or remark uttered by whispering.

9.  whisper
a rumor or insinuation.

10.  whisper
a soft rustling sound like a whisper.

Etymology: (bef. 950; ME; OE hwisprian, c. G wispern; akin to ON hviskra to whisper, hvīsla to whistle)

Definition of 'whisper'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

2. (verb) rustle, rustling, whisper, whispering
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

3. (verb) whisper
speak softly; in a low voice

Definition of 'whisper'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) whisper
to speak very quietly
What are you two whispering about?; Whisper the answer in my ear.; people speaking in whispers

Definition of 'whisper'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) whisper
to make a low, sibilant sound or noise

2. (noun) whisper
to speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting

3. (noun) 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

4. (noun) whisper
a cautious or timorous speech

5. (noun) whisper
something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation

6. (noun) whisper
a low, sibilant sound

7. (verb) 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

8. (verb) whisper
to utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper

9. (verb) whisper
to address in a whisper, or low voice

10. (verb) whisper
to prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately

Translation of 'whisper'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to speak or say very softly You'll have to whisper or he'll hear you; `Don't tell him,' she whispered.
Afrikaans: fluister	Arabic: يَهْمِس	Bulgarian: шепна
Brazilian: sussurrar	Czech: šeptat	German: flüstern
Danish: hviske	Greek: ψιθυρίζω	Spanish: susurrar, cuchichear, hab
Estonian: sosistama	Farsi: نجواکردن	Finnish: kuiskata
French: chuchoter	Hebrew: לִלחוֹש	Hindi: कानाफूसी करना
Croatian: šaputati	Hungarian: suttog	Indonesian: berbisik
Icelandic: hvísla	Italian: bisbigliare, sussurrare	Japanese: ささやく
Korean: 귓속말을 하다	Lithuanian: šnabždėti	Latvian: čukstēt
Malay: berbisik	Dutch: fluisteren	Norwegian: hviske, tiske
Polish: szeptać	Portuguese: sussurrar	Romanian: aşopti
Russian: говорить шёпотом	Slovak: šepkať	Slovenian: šepetati
Serbian: šaputati	Swedish: viska	Thai: กระซิบ
Turkish: fısıldamak	Taiwanese: 竊竊低語	Ukrainian: говорити пошепки, шепотіт
Urdu: ہلکی آواز میں بولنا	Vietnamese: thì thầm	Chinese: 耳语，私语
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