Definition of whisper

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Whisper (v. i.) 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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Whisper :: Whisper (n.) Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.
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..
Susurrus :: Susurrous (a.) Whispering; rustling; full of whispering sounds.
Whisperingly :: Whisperingly (adv.) In a whisper, or low voice; in a whispering manner; with whispers..
Whispering :: Whispering () a. & n. from Whisper. v. t.
Round :: Round (v. i. & t.) To whisper.
Whisperously :: Whisperously (adv.) Whisperingly.
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..
Whisperer :: Whisperer (n.) A tattler; one who tells secrets; a conveyer of intelligence secretly; hence; a backbiter; one who slanders secretly.
Whisper :: Whisper (n.) To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting..
Whisper :: Whisper (v. t.) To address in a whisper, or low voice..
Susurration :: Susurrant (a.) Whispering.
Rown :: Rown (v. i. & t.) To whisper.
Whispering :: Whispering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whispe.
Breathe :: Breathe (v. t.) To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow..
Whisper :: Whisper (n.) A low, sibilant sound..
Earwig :: Earwig (v. t.) To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk..
Sutile :: Susurrus (n.) The act of whispering; a whisper; a murmur.
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 (v. t.) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
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