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Whisp
n.
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See Wisp.
Whisp
n.
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A flock of snipe.
Whispering
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Whisper
Whisper
v. i.
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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, n.
Whisper
n.
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To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.
Whisper
v. t.
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To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
Whisper
v. t.
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To address in a whisper, or low voice.
Whisper
v. t.
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To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
Whisper
n.
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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, n., 2, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 153, 154.
Whisper
n.
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A cautious or timorous speech.
Whisper
n.
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Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.
Whisper
n.
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A low, sibilant sound.
Whisperer
n.
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One who whispers.
Whisperer
n.
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A tattler; one who tells secrets; a conveyer of intelligence secretly; hence; a backbiter; one who slanders secretly.
Whispering
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a. & n. from Whisper. v. t.
Whisperingly
adv.
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In a whisper, or low voice; in a whispering manner; with whispers.
Whisperously
adv.
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Whisperingly.
Whist
interj.
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Be silent; be still; hush; silence.
Whist
n.
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A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and the cards are again shuffled and distributed.
Whist
v. t.
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To hush or silence.
Whist
v. i.
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To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute.
Whist
a.
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Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
Whistling
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Whistle
Whistle
v. i.
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To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.
Whistle
v. i.
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To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone.
Whistle
v. i.
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To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.
Whistle
v. t.
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To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air.
Whistle
v. t.
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To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
Whistle
v. i.
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A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.
Whistle
v. i.
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The shrill sound made by wind passing among trees or through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like, passing rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much used as a signal, etc.) made by steam or gas escaping through a small orifice, or impinging against the edge of a metallic bell or cup.