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.
9. To exercise skill in taming or training a creature.
10. To project using telepathy.

Concepten

fluisteren

gefluister

fluistering

smoezelen

smoezen

gerucht

mummelen

piepen

ruisen

sissen

geroezemoes

fluister

gesmiespel

fluiten

geruis

gieren

influisteren

mompelen

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

chuchoter

flüstern

susurrar

sussurrare

bisbigliare

murmurer

cuchichear

sussurro

chuchotement

xiuxiuejar

susurrer

sussurrar

cochichar

murmurar

Geflüster

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈ(h)wɪspə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: whisperen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: hwisprian

Verwant aan Nederlands: wisperen

Verwant aan Duits: wispern

Verwant aan Deens: hviske

Verwant aan IJslands: hvískra

Verwant aan Noors - Bokmål: hviske

Verwant aan Noors - Nynorsk: kviskre

Verwant aan Zweeds: viska

Verwant aan 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.