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a. & n. from Whisper. v. t.
WHISP
v. i.
To 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. See Whisper, n.
n.
A tattler; one who tells secrets; a conveyer of intelligence secretly; hence; a backbiter; one who slanders secretly.
v. t.
To address in a whisper, or low voice.
v. t.
To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
v. t.
To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.
v. i.
To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound; as, a whisper vibrates on the ear.
adv.
In a whisper, or low voice; in a whispering manner; with whispers.
imp. & p. p.
of Whisper
n.
Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.
n.
One who whispers.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Whisper
n.
To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
n.
Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; -- distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and also whisper.
n.
A low, sibilant sound.
v. i. & t.
To whisper.
n.
A cautious or timorous speech.
v. i. & t.
To whisper.
n.
A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149.
adv.
Whisperingly.
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