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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
whispered adj 1: spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords; "a long whispered conversation" | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a low, sibilant sound or noise. [1913 Webster] The hollow, whispering breeze. --Thomson. [1913 Webster] 3. To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. [1913 Webster] All that hate me whisper together against me. --Ps. xli. 7. [1913 Webster] | ||
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