whisper
嘀咕,嘀咕一声,呫嗫,哼哼唧唧
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Definitions
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- : to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
- : Phonetics. to produce utterance substituting breath for phonation.
- : to talk softly and privately: The king knew that the courtiers were whispering.
- : to make a soft, rustling sound like that of whispering.
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- : to utter with soft, low sounds, using the breath, lips, etc.: He whispered endearments to her.
- : Phonetics. to utter substituting breath for phonation.
- : to say or tell in a whisper; tell privately.
- : to speak to or tell in a whisper or privately.
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Examples
The whispers have played out alongside long-running discussions about the lack of clear leadership on park issues, duplication of efforts and overhead among various Balboa Park groups and struggles to execute major park initiatives and projects.
During the summer, there were whispers among Parisian food circles and on social media of assault allegations involving Sekine.
There are whispers of McDonald’s locations that have breakfast buffets.
The whisper number, for example, calls for just 670,000 new jobs, about half of what economists expect.
Once Greene and Lobb moved it into the symplectic world, the problem gave way with a whisper.
He speaks in a whisper, flanked by the two locals who set up the meeting.
The substitute nurse says to him in a stage whisper, “You know, the doctor says no vodka.”
Some residents took to the secret-sharing app Whisper to disclose their biggest fears.
Supporters of the Putin regime were pointed out in a whisper.
Darren was the kind of man who'd lug a sofa bed up three flights of stairs without a whisper of complaint.
These words were uttered in a guarded whisper by a boy about seventeen years of age, to a great dog that stood by his side.
The voice died out in a broken whisper, and two hot tears fell on Black Sheep's forehead.