whisper
The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cordsThe act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords; the sound thus produced.
» She whispered it in my ear.
Она прошептала мне это на ухо. — paul_lingvo
Она шепнула это мне на ухо. — marafon
Вона прошепотіла це мені на вухо. — deniko
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6 sensesThe act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords; the sound thus produced.
I spoke in a near whisper.
Geflüster, Flüstern, Wispern
шёпотšópot
ше́пітšépit
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
(usually plural)A rumor.
There are whispers of rebellion all around.
(figuratively)A faint trace or hint (of something).
The soup had just a whisper of basil.
A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
(Internet)A private message to an individual in a chat room.
A projection of intention and influence caused by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means.
Examples
401 sentencesShe whispered it in my ear.
Вона прошепотіла це мені на вухо. — deniko
ruОна прошептала мне это на ухо. — paul_lingvo
He whispered the answer in my ear.
Він прошепотів відповідь мені на вухо. — deniko
deEr flüsterte mir die Antwort ins Ohr. — Manfredo
She whispered to me that she was hungry.
Вона прошепотіла мені, що хоче їсти. — deniko
ruОна мне прошептала, что она голодна. — MikaM
deSie flüsterte mir zu, dass sie hungrig sei. — xtofu80
Tom whispered something to Mary and she smiled.
Том прошепотів щось Марії, і вона посміхнулася. — older
ruТом что-то прошептал Мэри, и она улыбнулась. — villard85
deTom flüsterte Maria etwas zu, und sie lächelte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He whispered something to me.
Він щось мені прошепотів. — deniko
ruОн мне что-то шепнул. — marafon
deEr flüsterte mir etwas zu. — xtofu80
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English whisperen, from Old English hwisprian (“to mutter, murmur, whisper”),From Middle English whisperen, from Old English hwisprian (“to mutter, murmur, whisper”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwisprōn, from Proto-Germanic *hwisprōną (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).
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Forms
plural: whispersSynonyms
5 synonyms- speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords:whisperingsusurrationvoicelessness
- a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind:rustlerustlingwhispering
Word family
11 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- whispered something
- whispered something to
- whispered something into
- whispered something in
- whispering to each
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.