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Meaning of Whisper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈ(h)wɪspə

Definitions

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

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العربية الهمس همس وسوس

Azərbaycanca pıçıldamaq pıçıltı

Български слух шепна шепот шептя

Bosanski šapat šaputanje viska слух шапат

Català xiuxiueig xiuxiuejar

Čeština šepot šeptat

Cymraeg sibrwd

Dansk hviske hvisken

Deutsch flüstern Geflüster Hauch Wispeln wispern

Ελληνικά άχνα μουρμούρισμα ψιθυρίζω ψίθυρος

Esperanto flustri flustro

Español chamuyar chamuyo gaguear rastro rumor shushushar susurrar susurro

فارسی زمزمه نجوا نجوا کردن

Suomi aavistus kuiskailu kuiskata kuiskaus kuiskina sipinä supina yksityisviesti

Français chuchotement chuchoter murmurer susurrer

Gaeilge cogar

Gàidhlig cagair cagar

Galego bisbar murmurar queixume

עברית לחש

हिन्दी फुसफुस फुसफुसाना

Hrvatski šapat šaputanje viska слух шапат

Magyar suttog suttogás

Հայերեն շշնջալ շշուկ

Bahasa Indonesia berbisik bisikan membisiki pembisikan

Íslenska hvískra hvísla pískra pukra

Italiano sussurrare sussurro voci di corridoio

日本語呫囁囁き囁く小声私語

ខ្មែរ ខ្សឹប ខ្សៀវ

한국어 呫 귀엣말 귓속말 속삭이다 속삭임

Kurdî bişik

Latina susurro susurrus

Lëtzebuergesch Gepëspers pësperen

Lietuvių šnibždėti

Македонски шепне шепот шепоти

Монгол шивнэх

Bahasa Melayu berbisik bisik bisik-bisik bisikan

မြန်မာဘာသာ တီးတိုးပြော

Nederlands fezelen fluisteren gefluister ruinen vezelen wisperen

Polski szepnąć szept szeptać

Português cochichar murmurar murmúrio sussurrar sussurro

Română șoaptă

Русский прошепта́ть шепну́ть шёпот шептать шушукаться

Slovenčina šepkať

Српски šapat šaputanje viska слух шапат

Svenska viska viskning

தமிழ் கிசுகிசு கிசுகிசுப்பு குசுகுசு துளி

తెలుగు గుసగుస గుసగుసలాడు

ไทย กระซิบ

Tagalog bulong bumulong

Türkçe fısıldamak fısıltı

Українська шепіт шепнути шептати

Tiếng Việt nói thầm rì rầm thì 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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