whisper

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.
2. (plural-normally) A rumor.
3. (figuratively) A faint trace or hint (of something).
4. A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
5. (Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
2. (transitive) To say (something) softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter (something) without sonant breath, without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
3. (transitive) To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
4. (intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound.
5. (intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
6. (obsolete, transitive) To address in a whisper, or low voice.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
8. (Internet) To send a private message to an individual in a chat room.

Sinonieme

murmur

whispering

mutter

speak softly

rustle

mumble

susurration

babble

low voice

rustling

hum

chatter

undertone

voicelessness

blow softly

speak under one’s breath

breathe

buzz

faint sound

whir

hiss

rumour

sigh

sough

sound

🔉

talk

🗣️

undercurrent

vibrate

whistle

whizz

susurrate

talk to oneself

utter a sound

secret talk

in a whisper

2

mutter to oneself

remurmur

persuade clandestinely

say under one’s breath

bad language

burble

creep

drone

garrulous

gossip

groan

grouch

growl

hint

in a low voice

joke

🤣

meander

pipe

prompt

purl

purr

quietly

reverberate

rumor

Vertalings

chuchoter

flüstern

susurrar

fluisteren

murmurer

cuchichear

chuchotement

susurrer

Flüstern

Geflüster

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈ(h)wɪspə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: whisperen

Geërf van Old English: hwisprian

Verwante met Nederlands: wisperen

Verwante met Duits: wispern

Verwante met Deens: hviske

Verwante met Yslands: hvískra

Verwante met Boeknoors: hviske

Verwante met Nuwe Noors: kviskre

Verwante met Sweeds: viska

Verwante met Engels: whistle

In summary

From Middle English whisperen, from Old English hwisprian (“to mutter, murmur, whisper”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwisprōn, from Proto-Germanic *hwisprōną (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).
Cognate with Dutch wisperen (“to whisper”), German wispern (“to mumble, whisper”). Related also to Danish hviske (“to whisper”), Icelandic hvískra (“to whisper”), Norwegian Bokmål hviske, kviskre (“to whisper”), Norwegian Nynorsk kviskre, kviskra (“to whisper”), Swedish viska (“to whisper”). More at English whistle.