| Engelsk > Engelsk |
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| whisper |
| 1. n. The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords. |
| 2. n. (usually in plural) A rumor. |
| There are whispers of rebellion all around. |
| 3. n. (figurative) A faint trace or hint (of something). |
| The soup had just a whisper of basil. |
| 4. n. A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves. |
| 5. n. (internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room. |
| 6. v. (intransitive) 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 |
| 7. v. To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper. |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound. |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. |
| 10. v. (transitive, obsolete) To address in a whisper, or low voice. |
| 11. v. (transitive, obsolete) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately. |
| Svenska > Engelsk |
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| viska |
| 1. v. to whisper (to talk in a quiet voice) |
