whisper /(h)wisˈpər/

1. To speak by breathing rather than voicing one's words
2. To speak in a low voice
3. To speak covertly, spread rumours
4. To plot secretly
5. To make a rustling sound, or a sound like soft speech

To utter in a low voice or under the breath, or covertly, or by way of gossip

1. A low hissing voice or sound
2. A sound uttered with the breath rather than the voice
3. Voiceless speech with narrowed glottis (phonetics)
4. A hissing or rustling sound
5. Cautious or timorous speaking
6. A secret hint
7. A rumour

whisˈperer noun

1. Someone who whispers
2. A secret informer

whisˈpering noun and adjective

whisˈperingly adverb

In a whisper or low voice

whisˈperously adverb

In a whisper

whisˈpery adjective

whispering campaign noun

An attack by means of furtively spread rumours

whispering gallery or whispering dome noun

A gallery or dome so constructed that a whisper or slight sound is carried to an unusual distance

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