whisper

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

flüstern

Geflüster

Flüstern

murmeln

wispern

raunen

tuscheln

munkeln

Getuschel

Wispern

zischeln

mummeln

nuscheln

Rascheln

vor sich hin murmeln

Geraschel

Tuscheln

weitererzählen

leise Stimme

miteinander flüstern

die Köpfe zusammenstecken

brummeln

Flüsterton

flüsternd

gedämpfte Stimme

Geknister

Gemunkel

Geräusch

pfeifen

säuseln

surren

undeutlich sprechen

zischen

Synonyme

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

Übersetzungen

chuchoter

susurrar

fluisteren

murmurer

cuchichear

chuchotement

susurrer

fısıldamak

susurro

gefluister

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈ(h)wɪspə/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: whisperen

Geerbt von Altenglisch: hwisprian

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: wisperen

Verwandt mit Deutsch: wispern

Verwandt mit Dänisch: hviske

Verwandt mit Isländisch: hvískra

Verwandt mit Norwegisch (Bokmål): hviske

Verwandt mit Norwegisch (Nynorsk): kviskre

Verwandt mit Schwedisch: viska

Verwandt mit Englisch: 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.