Synonyms for whispered


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hwis-perd, wis-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʰwɪs pərd, ˈwɪs-


Définition of whispered

Origin :
  • Old English hwisprian "speak very softly" (only in a Northumbrian gloss for Latin murmurare), from Proto-Germanic *khwis- (cf. Middle Dutch wispelen, Old High German hwispalon, German wispeln, wispern, Old Norse hviskra "to whisper"), imitative and probably related to Old English hwistlian "to whistle." Related: Whispered; whispering. The noun is from 1590s.
  • adj spoken in a soft or quiet voice
  • adj rumored
Example sentences :
  • "She won't be married," he whispered to himself in the darkness.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He whispered to the marshal that he would return, and slipped through the window.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • "Dry or slimy, you would be just the same dear old Dick," she whispered.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • "There sits the prince," whispered Sir John Chandos, as they entered.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "I would see him in the claws of the devil first," whispered Ford.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • As he lifted the boy to the saddle, the Trainer whispered a few concise directions.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "You ought to see the whole house," Milly whispered, as we were slowly ascending.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "It's another of those fiendish messengers," whispered Yates.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • "This is what I call a rescue," whispered Yates to his linked companion.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • "My poor, dear child," she whispered, as she had done the previous evening in church.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

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