noun
The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.
I spoke in a near whisper.
"Now, look here, Jim Hawkins," he said, in a steady whisper, that was no more than audible.
A rumor.
There are whispers of rebellion all around.
Time can never mend / The careless whispers of a good friend
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 private message to an individual in a chat room.
The invisibility of private interactions in the form of whispers resolved an ethical concern in the research but reduced our ability to gauge the volume of interaction […]
Anyone logged in to the chat room can click on an individual name, highlighting it, and send a message — a whisper — that will be seen only by the selected person.
verb
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.
I can hear them whisper as we pass by It's a bad sign, bad sign
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.
Whether he whispered sweet nothings to her in Stengelese is not known, but he did call her "the best catch I ever made in my career."
To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
They might buzz and whisper it one to another.
To make a low, sibilant sound.
the hollow, whispering breeze
[…] hear thy laurel whisper sweet About the ledges of the hill.
To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
All that hate me whisper together against me.