whisper
To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at handTo speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
» 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
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
10 senses(intransitive)To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
(transitive)To say (something) softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter (something) without sonant breath, without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
(transitive)To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
(intransitive)To make a low, sibilant sound.
(intransitive)To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
(Internet)To send a private message to an individual in a chat room.
To exercise skill in taming or training a creature.
To project intention and influence events by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means; to subject someone or something to this influence.
(obsolete, transitive)To address in a whisper, or low voice.
flüstern, wispern, wispeln
шепта́тьšeptátʹ, шепну́тьšepnútʹ, прошепта́тьprošeptátʹ
шепта́тиšeptáty, шепну́тиšepnúty
speak softly; in a low voice
(obsolete, transitive)To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
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
whispers, whispering, whispered, whisperedSynonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- whispered something
- whispered something to
- whispered something into
- whispered something in
- whispering to each