Definition of "whisper" []

• Soft speech produced without full voice. (noun)
• Something uttered very softly. (noun)
• A secretly or surreptitiously expressed belief, rumor, or hint: whispers of scandal. (noun)
• A low rustling sound: the whisper of wind in the pines. (noun)
• To speak softly. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "At last, there came a little rustling, whispering sound, all round the window: _rustle, whisper, whisper_."
• "You just have to/* whisper ... whisper ... whisper*/"
• "The urge to spend is strong, especially with what I call the "whisper crew" -- friends, relatives, hangers-on, etc. -- surrounding them."