whisper
1. whis.per \'hwis-p*r, 'wis-\ \-p(*-)rin\ vb or whis.per.ing [ME
whisperen, fr. OE hwisperian; akin to OHG hwispalo-n t]o whisper, ON
hvi-sla - more at WHISTLE 1: to speak softly with little or no vibration of
the vocal cords esp. wit h the aim of preserving secrecy 2: to make a
sibilant sound that resembles whispering 1: to address in a whisper 2: to
utter or communicate in or as if in a whisper
2. whisper n 1a: an act or instance of whispering; specif : speech without
vibra tion of the vocal cords 1b: a sibilant sound that resembles whispered
speech 2: something communicated by or as if by whispering