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Look up: Whisper

  1. whisper
    [n] - speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords 2. [v] - speak softly
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Whisper
    Whis'per intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Whispered ; present participle & verbal noun Whispering .] [ Anglo-Saxon hwisprian ; akin to German wispern , wispeln , Old High German hwispal...n , Icelandic hvīskra , Swedish hviska , Danish hviske ; of imitative orig ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/32

  3. Whisper
    Whis'per transitive verb 1. 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.» Bentley. 2. To address in a whisper, or low voice. [ Archaic] « And whisper one another in the ear.» Shak. « Where ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/32

  4. Whisper
    Whis'per noun 1. 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 ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/32

  5. whisper
    1. 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. ... 2. To make a low, sibilant sound or noise. 'The hollow, whispering breeze.' (Thomson) ... 3. To speak with suspicion, or timorou ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. whisper
    whispering noun speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Whisper
    `Whisper` may refer to: * whispering, a form of vocalization In `fiction`: * Whisper (`Fable`), fictitious character in the popular Fantasy RPG `Fable` * Whisper, a character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond novel and film `Live and Let Die` * `Whisper (film)`, a 2007 horror film In `music`: * `Whisper` (song), song by `Evanescence` on their debut album, `Fallen` * Whisper, a song by `Morphine` from their 1995 album `Yes` *Whisper (Band...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisper

  8. Whisper
    • (n.) To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. • (v. t.) To address in a whisper, or low voice. • (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. • (n.) Something communicated in secret or ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. whisper
    speech in which the vocal cords are held rigid, preventing the vibration that produces normal sounds. In whispering, voiceless sounds are produced ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/30

  10. whisper
    1. speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
    2. the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

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