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Whispers

noun
Word Frequency: 2.0

Definitions

1.nounThe act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.
2.noun(usually in the plural) A rumor.
"There are whispers of rebellion all around."
3.nounA faint trace or hint (of something).
"The soup had just a whisper of basil."
4.nounA low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
5.nounA private message to an individual in a chat room.
6.verbTo speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
7.verbTo mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
8.verbTo make a low, sibilant sound.
9.verbTo speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
10.verbTo address in a whisper, or low voice.
11.verbTo prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.

Synonyms

rustlerustlingblowblowsbreathesmurmursrumblingsrumorsrumoursskiesstoriesundertones
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