Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to whisper
Participle: whispered
Gerund: whispering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | whisper |
| you | whisper |
| he;she;it | whispers |
| we | whisper |
| you | whisper |
| they | whisper |
Perfect
| I | have whispered |
| you | have whispered |
| he;she;it | has whispered |
| we | have whispered |
| you | have whispered |
| they | have whispered |
Past
| I | whispered |
| you | whispered |
| he;she;it | whispered |
| we | whispered |
| you | whispered |
| they | whispered |
Pluperfect
| I | had whispered |
| you | had whispered |
| he;she;it | had whispered |
| we | had whispered |
| you | had whispered |
| they | had whispered |
Future
| I | will whisper |
| you | will whisper |
| he;she;it | will whisper |
| we | will whisper |
| you | will whisper |
| they | will whisper |
Future Perfect
| I | will have whispered |
| you | will have whispered |
| he;she;it | will have whispered |
| we | will have whispered |
| you | will have whispered |
| they | will have whispered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | whisper |
| you | whisper |
| he;she;it | whisper |
| we | whisper |
| you | whisper |
| they | whisper |
Perfect
| I | have whispered |
| you | have whispered |
| he;she;it | have whispered |
| we | have whispered |
| you | have whispered |
| they | have whispered |
Imperfect
| I | whispered |
| you | whispered |
| he;she;it | whispered |
| we | whispered |
| you | whispered |
| they | whispered |
Pluperfect
| I | had whispered |
| you | had whispered |
| he;she;it | had whispered |
| we | had whispered |
| you | had whispered |
| they | had whispered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would whisper |
| you | would whisper |
| he;she;it | would whisper |
| we | would whisper |
| you | would whisper |
| they | would whisper |
Perfect
| I | would have whispered |
| you | would have whispered |
| he;she;it | would have whispered |
| we | would have whispered |
| you | would have whispered |
| they | would have whispered |
Imperative
| you | whisper |
| we | Let's whisper |
| you | whisper |
Verbs conjugated like 'whisper'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'whisper'
whimper,
bewhisper,
chipper,
whicker,
whinner,
whither,
bewhisker,
blister,
charper,
chisel,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To make a low, sibilant sound.
- sough
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
hwisprian "speak very softly" (only in a Northumbrian gloss for L.
murmurare), from P.Gmc.
*khwis- (cf. M.Du.
wispelen, O.H.G.
hwispalon, Ger.
wispeln, wispern, O.N.
hviskra "to whisper"), imitative and probably related to O.E.
hwistlian "to whistle." The noun is from 1596.
2. 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”).
3. 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. See: Old English '
hwisprian', Proto-Germanic '
*hwisprōną', Dutch '
wisperen', German, old spelling '
wispern', Danish '
hviske', Icelandic '
hvískra', Norwegian '
hviske', Norwegian, nynorsk '
kviskre', Swedish '
viska', English '
whistle'.
Verbs referencing "whisper"
Danish
hviske, German, old spelling
wispern.
Sample Sentences
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“ O, I understand the matter well enough. I saw your winking and whispering, the day I took him out of the factory; but you don't come it over me that way. It's a free country, sir; the man's _mine_, and I do what I please with him,—that's it ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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At this, I really thought the waiter must have gone out of his mind: as I believe he would have done, but for the interposition of another man, who whispered in his ear, ‘Directly. ’
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] nine cases out of ten, would wander to the dock in search of the prisoner, in vain; for that gentleman would most likely be lounging among the most distinguished ornaments of the legal profession, whispering suggestions in his counsel 's ear, or making a toothpick out of an old quill with his penknife.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] as though it gave birth in his brain to something of corresponding shape, which ought not to be there, and racked his head with pains. Then he began to fear it, then to dream of it, and of men whispering its name and pointing to it. Then he could not bear to look at it, nor yet to turn his back upon it. Now, it is every night the lurking-place of a ghost: a shadow:—a silent something, horrible to [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] up-stairs into another chamber, where were certain visitors, waiting for audiences. At sight of my conductor, a black in plain clothes and yellow slippers who was gliding noiselessly about, and whispering messages in the ears of the more impatient, made a sign of recognition, and glided off to announce him.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] detested enemy. I take another step forward, and slip on the shining face of a black steward, who lies rolled in a blanket on the floor. He jumps up, grins, half in pain and half in hospitality; whispers my own name in my ear; and groping among the sleepers, leads me to my berth. Standing beside it, I count these slumbering passengers, and get past forty. There is no use in going further, so I [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] way of expressing her good-will; and was conscious of a kind of sunshine beaming down upon her from her large, clear, brown eyes. She saw Ruth's husband come in,—saw her fly up to him, and commence whispering very earnestly, ever and anon, with impressive gesture, pointing her little finger toward the room. She saw her, with the baby in her arms, sitting down to tea; she saw them all at table, and little [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] had rather snubbed him, as being too small of stature to sustain the credit of the family. He added that his health had not been good, though it was better now; but short people are not wanting who whisper that he drinks too hard.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Papa, do buy him ! it's no matter what you pay, ” whispered Eva, softly, getting up on a package, and putting her arm around her father's neck. “ You have money enough, I know. I want him. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] of all I heard him say: and the most ludicrous part of the business was, that he said it in my very ear, and could not have communicated more directly with me, if he had leaned upon my shoulder, and whispered me: ‘Boz is on board still, my dear. ’ After a considerable pause, he added, complainingly, ‘Boz keeps himself very close; ’ which was true enough, for I was not very well, and was lying down, with [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)