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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
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
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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)