whisper

Definition

  • noun: a very soft and quiet way of speaking
  • verb: to speak very softly or quietly
  • verb: to speak softly with little or no vibration of the vocal cords especially to avoid being overheard
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: advice, alert, alerting

Examples

  • 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'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) 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