Whisper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪspɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪspə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪspə/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɪspɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rustling whispering susurration voicelessness rustle

Antonyms

shout

Parts of Speech

noun	speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
noun	a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
verb	speak softly; in a low voice

Word Forms

whisper	verb	speak softly; in a low voice
susurrate	verb	issue soft noises
voiceless	adjective	produced without vibration of the vocal cords
rustle	verb	make a dry crackling sound
whisper	noun	speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
whisperer	noun	one who speaks in a whisper
whispering	noun	speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

flüstern

Leises Sprechen ohne Vibration der Stimmbänder

🇫🇷French

chuchoter

parler doucement sans vibration des cordes vocales

🇪🇸Spanish

susurro

Hablar suavemente sin vibración de las cuerdas vocales.

🇮🇹Italian

sussurro

parlare sottovoce senza vibrazione delle corde vocali

🇳🇱Dutch

fluisteren

zacht spreken zonder trillingen van de stembanden

🇵🇹Portuguese

sussurrar

falando suavemente sem vibração das cordas vocais

🇷🇺Russian

шепот

говорить тихо, без вибрации голосовых связок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फुसफुसाना

स्वरयंत्र में कंपन के बिना धीरे से बोलना

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিসফিস

ভোকাল কর্ডের কম্পন ছাড়াই নরমভাবে কথা বলা

🇮🇳Tamil

கிசுகிசு

குரல் நாண்களின் அதிர்வு இல்லாமல் மென்மையாக பேசுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుసగుసలు

స్వర తంతువుల కంపనం లేకుండా మృదువుగా మాట్లాడటం

🇮🇳Marathi

कुजबुजणे

व्होकल कॉर्डच्या कंपनाशिवाय हळूवारपणे बोलणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બબડાટ

વોકલ કોર્ડના કંપન વિના નરમાશથી બોલવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿಸುಮಾತು

ಗಾಯನ ಹಗ್ಗಗಳ ಕಂಪನವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಮೃದುವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ത്രിക്കുക

വോക്കൽ കോഡുകളുടെ വൈബ്രേഷൻ ഇല്ലാതെ മൃദുവായി സംസാരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੁਸਫੁਸ

ਵੋਕਲ ਕੋਰਡਜ਼ ਦੇ ਵਾਈਬ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ ਬੋਲਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرگوشی

آواز کی ہڈیوں کے کمپن کے بغیر نرمی سے بولنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

耳语

轻声说话，声带不振动

🇯🇵Japanese

ささやき声

声帯を振動させずに静かに話す

🇰🇷Korean

속삭임

성대를 흔들지 않고 부드럽게 말한다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thì thầm

nói nhẹ nhàng mà không rung dây thanh âm

🇹🇭Thai

กระซิบ

พูดเบาๆ โดยปราศจากการสั่นของเส้นเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbisik

berbicara dengan lembut tanpa getaran pita suara

🇵🇭Filipino

bulong

nagsasalita ng mahina nang walang vibration ng vocal cords

🇲🇾Malay

berbisik

bercakap dengan lembut tanpa getaran pita suara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الهمس

التحدث بهدوء دون اهتزاز الحبال الصوتية

🇮🇷Persian

زمزمه کن

به آرامی بدون لرزش تارهای صوتی صحبت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

fısıltı

Ses tellerini titretmeden, yumuşak bir şekilde konuşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחַשׁ

מדבר ברכות ללא רטט של מיתרי הקול

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The primary meaning of 'whisper' is 'speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords'.

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