| whisper | 1. 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, or vocal, sound. See Whisper. 2. To make a low, sibilant sound or noise. "The hollow, whispering breeze." (Thomson) 3. To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. "All that hate me whisper together against me." (Ps. Xli. 7) Origin: AS. Hwisprian; akin to G. Wispern, wispeln, OHG. Hwispaln, Icel. Hviskra, Sw. Hviska, Dan. Hviske; of imitative origin. Cf. Whistle. 1. To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper. "They might buzz and whisper it one to another." (Bentley) 2. To address in a whisper, or low voice. "And whisper one another in the ear." (Shak) "Where gentlest breezes whisper souls distressed." (Keble) 3. To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately. "He came to whisper Wolsey." 1. A low, soft, sibilant voice or utterance, which can be heard only by those near at hand; voice or utterance that employs only breath sound without tone, friction against the edges of the vocal cords and arytenoid cartilages taking the place of the vibration of the cords that produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound produced by such friction as distinguished from breath sound made by friction against parts of the mouth. See Voice, 2, and Guide to Pronunciation, 5, 153. "The inward voice or whisper can not give a tone." (Bacon) "Soft whispers through the assembly went." (Dryden) 2. A cautious or timorous speech. 3. Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation. 4. A low, sibilant sound. "The whispers of the leaves." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| whispered bronchophony | whispered pectoriloquy |
| whispering pectoriloquy | Pectoriloquy of whispered sounds in the same fashion as that of voice sounds. Synonym: whispered bronchophony. (05 Mar 2000) |
| whisper |
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords rustle: the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind speak softly; in a low voice
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| whispering resonance |
The auscultation sound heard when a patient whispers.
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| whispered b. |
see under pectoriloquy.
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the transmission of the sound of whispered words through the walls of the chest, heard upon auscultation and indicating an area of consolidation. Called also whispered bronchophony or voice.
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| whispered v. |
see under pectoriloquy.
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| whisper | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords |
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| whisper | the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind |
| whisper | speak softly |
| whisper | spoken in soft hushed tones (without vibrations of the vocal cords) |
| whisper | one who speaks in a whisper |
| whisper | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords |
| whisper | the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind |
| whisper | making a low continuous indistinct sound |
| whisper | viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers |
| whisper | the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate |
| whisper | dissemination by word of mouth of derogatory charges against a candidate for public office |
| whisper | a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points |
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