I expected to hear back from them but I never heard a 'whisper'. [=I never heard from them again]
“I've had more than I can stand,” she complained in a 'stage whisper'.
I couldn't hear what they were saying because they were 'whispering'.
(..) Which is why I'm coming to you. - I need proof. - Proof? - Will there be a trial? - I need to know. I have no proof, only whispers. Before all this nastiness, I was going to tell you the story of how I was cut. Do you want to hear it still? I don't know. (..)2013 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: And Now His Watch Is Ended Season: 3 Episode 4