to talk in a whisper
1whisper — [n1] rumor; information expressed in soft voice buzz*, confidence, disclosure, divulgence, gossip, hint, hum, hushed tone, innuendo, insinuation, low voice, mumble, murmur, mutter, report, secret, secret message, sigh, sighing, susurration,… …
2whisper — [hwis′pər, wis′pər] vi. [ME whisperen < OE hwisprian, akin to wispern < IE base * k̑wei , to whiz, hiss > WHINE, WHISTLE] 1. to speak very softly, esp. without the resonance produced by the vibration of the vocal cords 2. to talk quietly …
3Whisper — 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[=i]skra, Sw. hviska, Dan. hviske; of imitative origin. Cf. {Whistle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To speak… …
4talk — talk1 W1S1 [to:k US to:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conversation)¦ 2¦(serious subject)¦ 3¦(say words)¦ 4¦(a speech)¦ 5¦(secret information)¦ 6 talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc 7 talk (some) sense into somebody 8 talk to yourself 9 know what you are talking… …
5talk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. conversation; chatter, chat, gossip; speech, lecture, discourse; rumor, hearsay. v. say, speak, chat, converse, gossip. See news, information. talk into II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Human speech] Syn.… …
6Whisper campaign — A whisper campaign is a method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are spread about the target, while the source of the rumors seeks to avoid being detected while spreading them (for example, a political campaign might distribute… …
7whisper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. murmur, whispering, sigh, breath; hint, intimation, rumor, gossip, plot; aside, stage whisper. See information, news, speech, softness. v. murmur, breathe, divulge, reveal, hint, intimate. See… …
8whisper — [[t](h)wɪ̱spə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ whispers, whispering, whispered 1) VERB When you whisper, you say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your throat, so that only one person can hear you. [V with quote] Keep your voice down, I whispered …
9whisper — /hwis peuhr, wis peuhr/, v.i. 1. to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords. 2. Phonet. to produce utterance substituting breath for phonation. 3. to talk softly and privately (often… …
10whisper — 01. The children were laughing and [whispering] secrets in the classroom. 02. The wind [whispered] through the trees. 03. Good night I [whispered] as I put the baby to bed. 04. The girls were talking in [whispers], and pointing at the boys. 05.… …