whisper

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Etymology [edit]

From Old English hwisprian (to whistle).

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Noun [edit]

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Wikipedia whisper (plural whispers)

  1. The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.
  2. (usually in plural) A rumor.
    There are whispers of rebellion all around.
  3. (figuratively) A faint trace or hint (of something).
    The soup had just a whisper of basil.
  4. (Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.
    • 2004, Caroline A. Haythornthwaite, Michelle M. Kazmer, Learning, Culture and Community in Online Education (page 179)
      Anyone logged in to the chat room can click on an individual name, highlighting it, and send a message — a whisper — that will be seen only by the selected person.

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whisper (third-person singular simple present whispers, present participle whispering, simple past and past participle whispered)

  1. To talk in a quiet voice.

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