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whisper

/ˈ(h)wɪspə/

verb1 of 2

to talk with breath but no voice

  • “They were whispering around that he frequently steals office supplies.”Tatoeba
  • “I will love you till my last whisper gets out.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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