Whispered

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Whisper \Whis"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whispered}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Whispering}.] [AS. hwisprian; akin to G. wispern,
     wispeln, OHG. hwispal?n, Icel. hv[imac]skra, Sw. hviska, Dan.
     hviske; of imitative origin. Cf. {Whistle}.]
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     1. 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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     2. To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.
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              The hollow, whispering breeze.        --Thomson.
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     3. To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse
        in whispers, as in secret plotting.
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              All that hate me whisper together against me. --Ps.
                                                    xli. 7.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  whispered
       adj : spoken in soft hushed tones (without vibrations of the vocal
             cords); "a long whispered conversation"