Synonyms for whisper
ˈʰwɪs pər, ˈwɪs pərwhis·per

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1. whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessnessnoun

   speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

   Synonyms:
   whispering, rustle, aphonia, susurration, susurrus, voicelessness, rustling

   Antonyms:
   shout

2. rustle, rustling, whisper, whisperingverb

   a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

   Synonyms:
   rustling, susurration, whispering, voicelessness, rustle

   Antonyms:
   shout

3. whisperverb

   speak softly; in a low voice

   Antonyms:
   shout

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1. • Speaking
   • Talk

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1. whisperverb

   Synonyms:
   speak under the breath, speak softly

2. whisperverb

   Synonyms:
   breathe, utter softly

3. whispernoun

   Synonyms:
   low, soft voice; gentle utterance

4. whispernoun

   Synonyms:
   murmur, sibilant sound (as of the wind)

5. whispernoun

   Synonyms:
   hint, intimation, inkling

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1. whispernoun

   Synonyms:
   susurrus, susurration, whispering, sibilation, innuendo, suggestion, intimation

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1. List of paraphrases for "whisper":

   murmur, whispering

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How to use whisper in a sentence?

1. Barry Neil Kaufman:

   A loud voice cannot compete with a clear voice, even if it's a whisper.

2. Vanna Bonta:

   Fear plants the whisper to beware but doesn’t look to see who’s there.

3. Arabic Proverb:

   The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion.

4. Clifford Villalon:

   Many lives have been lost for the past 52 weeks and people are still grieving. We may not be heard everywhere but we can spend 52 seconds to whisper a short prayer in the air for the lost souls.

5. James Carroll:

   We spend most of our time and energy in a kind of horizontal thinking. We move along the surface of thingsbut there are times when we stop. We sit sill. We lose ourselves in a pile of leaves or its memory. We listen and breezes from a whole other world begin to whisper.