whisper
[ hwis-per, wis-per ]
/ ˈʰwɪs pər, ˈwɪs pər /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
Origin of whisper
before 950; Middle English
whisperen (v.), Old English
hwisprian; cognate with German
wispern; akin to Old Norse
hviskra to whisper,
hvīsla to whistle. See
whine
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British Dictionary definitions for whisper
whisper
/ (ˈwɪspə) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for whisper
Old English
hwisprian; related to Old Norse
hvīskra, Old High German
hwispalōn, Dutch
wispern
Idioms and Phrases with whisper
whisper
see stage whisper.