Whisper

Definitions

1. The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.
2. A rumor.
   plural-normally
3. A faint trace or hint (of something).
   figuratively
4. A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
5. A private message to an individual in a chat room.
   Internet

Equivalents

49 more languages

العربيةالهمسهمسوسوس

Azərbaycan dilipıçıldamaqpıçıltı

Българскислухшепнашепотшептя+ 1 more

Bosanskišapatšaputanjeviskaслухшапат+ 2 more

Catalàxiuxiueigxiuxiuejar

Češtinašepotšeptat

Cymraegsibrwd

Danskhviskehvisken

Ελληνικάάχναμουρμούρισμαψιθυρίζωψίθυρος+ 1 more

Esperantoflustriflustro

فارسیزمزمهنجوانجوا کردن

Suomiaavistuskuiskailukuiskatakuiskauskuiskinasipinäsupinayksityisviesti+ 5 more

Gaeilgecogar

Gàidhligcagaircagarsanas

Galegobisbarmurmurarqueixume

עבריתלחש

हिन्दीफुसफुसफुसफुसाना

Hrvatskišapatšaputanjeviskaслухшапат+ 2 more

Magyarsuttogsuttogás

Հայերենշշնջալշշուկ

Bahasa Indonesiaberbisikbisikanmembisikipembisikan+ 1 more

Íslenskahvískrahvíslapískrapukra+ 1 more

Italianosussurraresussurrovoci di corridoio

日本語呫囁囁き囁く小声私語+ 3 more

ភាសាខ្មែរខ្សឹបខ្សៀវ

한국어呫귀엣말귓속말속삭이다속삭임+ 2 more

Kurdîbişik

Latinasusurriumsusurrosusurrus

LëtzebuergeschGepësperspësperen

Lietuviųšnibždėti

Македонскишепнешепотшепоти

Монголшивнэх

Bahasa Melayuberbisikbisikbisik-bisikbisikan+ 1 more

မြန်မာတီးတိုးပြော

Nederlandsfezelenfluisterengefluisterruinenvezelenwisperen+ 3 more

Polskiszepnąćszeptszeptać

Portuguêscochicharmurmurarmurmúriosussurrarsussurro+ 2 more

Românășoaptă

Русскийпрошепта́тьшепну́тьшёпотшептатьшушукаться+ 2 more

Slovenčinašepkať

Српскиšapatšaputanjeviskaслухшапат+ 2 more

Svenskaviskaviskning

தமிழ்கிசுகிசுகிசுகிசுப்புகுசுகுசுதுளி+ 1 more

తెలుగుగుసగుసగుసగుసలాడు

ไทยกระซิบ

Tagalogbulongbumulong

Türkçefısıldamakfısıltı

Українськашепітшепнутишептати

Tiếng Việtnói thầmrì rầmthì thầm

Examples

“I spoke in a near whisper⟳.”

“"Now, look⟳ here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a steady whisper⟳, that was no more than audible.”

“You know⟳ love⟳ is everything you say⟳ / A whisper⟳, a word / Promises you give⟳”

“There are whispers of rebellion all around.”

“Time can never mend⟳ / The careless whispers of a good friend”

“The soup had just a whisper⟳ of basil.”

“The invisibility of private interactions in the form⟳ of whispers resolved an ethical concern⟳ in the research⟳ but reduced our ability to gauge the volume of interaction […]”

“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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