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'.
(..) Ancestors, I ask for your guidance. Blessed mother, come tome with the gods' desire for my future. Blessed father, watch over my wife and son with a ready sword. Whisper to them I live only to hold them again. Ancestors, I honor you... and will try to live with the dignity you have taught me. Sir. (..)2000 Gladiator
(..) The warrior? The tyrant? Or will I be the emperor who gave Rome back her true self? There was once a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish. It was so fragile. And I fear that it will not survive the winter. Maximus, Let us whisper now, (..)2000 Gladiator
(..) 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