Definition of whisper

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Whisper (n.) Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.

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Whisper :: Whisper (n.) Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.
Insusurration :: Insusurration (n.) The act of whispering into something.
Whispering :: Whispering () a. & n. from Whisper. v. t.
Breathe :: Breathe (v. t.) To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow..
Round :: Round (v. i. & t.) To whisper.
Whisper :: Whisper (n.) 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, //
Surd :: Surd (a.) Uttered, as an element of speech, without tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated; nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f, p, s, etc.; -- opposed to sonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, //169, 179, 180..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated..
Vowel :: Vowel (n.) A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 1
Whisper :: Whisper (n.) To make a low, sibilant sound or noise..
Whisper :: Whisper (v. t.) To address in a whisper, or low voice..
Whisper :: Whisper (v. t.) To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper..
Whisper :: Whisper (v. t.) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
Whispered :: Whispered (imp. & p. p.) of Whispe.
Buzzer :: Buzzer (n.) One who, or that which, buzzes; a whisperer; a talebearer..
Voice :: Voice (v. t.) To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.
Rown :: Rown (v. i. & t.) To whisper.
Whisper :: Whisper (n.) A cautious or timorous speech.
Whisperingly :: Whisperingly (adv.) In a whisper, or low voice; in a whispering manner; with whispers..
Confessional :: Confessional (n.) The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others..
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