English Dictionary

whisper

/ˈ(h)wɪspə/

verb

(intransitive) 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.

She likes to whisper secrets in his ear.

意味（1）

(intransitive) 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.

意味（2）

(transitive) To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.

They might buzz and whisper it one to another.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound.

the hollow, whispering breeze

意味（4）

(intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.

All that hate me whisper together against me.

意味（5）

(transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice.

and whisper one another in the ear

意味（6）

(transitive, obsolete) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.

He came to whisper Wolsey.