whisper

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈ(h)wɪspə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈ(h)wɪspɚ/

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Verb

Plain form whisper

Third-person singular whispers

Past tense whispered

Past participle whispered

Present participle whispering

The child is whispering in the ear of the woman

1. When you whisper to someone, you talk very quietly; to talk with breath but no voice, with a quiet sound like the wind, so only people very near can hear what you say.

   Some people at the back of the room were whispering secrets.

Noun

Singular whisper

Plural whispers

1. (countable) A whisper is an act of talking to someone very quietly.