| Whisper (whisper) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Whis"per |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Whispered (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Whispering.] [AS. hwisprian] akin to G. wispern,
wispeln, OHG. hwispal(?)n, Icel. hv***imacr]skra, S |
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.
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| Whisper (whisper) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Whis"per |
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To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say
under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a
whisper.
To address in a whisper, or low voice.
To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform
privately.
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| Whisper (whisper) |
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| n. | |
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| Whis"per |
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A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which
can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs
only breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal
cords and arytenoid cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the
cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound produced
by such friction as distinguished from breath sound made by friction
against parts of the mouth. See Voice, n., 2, and
Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 5, 153, 154.
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