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The correct spelling is whispers.
How to pronounce whispers
noun
Say it like: Wis-per-s
The correct spelling is whispers. The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords. For example: "There are whispers of rebellion all around."
Usage Examples
“There are whispers of rebellion all around.”
“The soup had just a whisper of basil.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.
- 2.(usually in the plural) A rumor.
- 3.A faint trace or hint (of something).
- 4.A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
- 5.A private message to an individual in a chat room.
verb
- 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.
- 2.To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
- 3.To make a low, sibilant sound.
- 4.To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
- 5.To address in a whisper, or low voice.
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