whisperer
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whis·per
(wĭs′pər, hwĭs′-)n.
1. Soft speech produced without using the full voice.
2. Something uttered very softly: overheard his whisper.
3. A secretly or surreptitiously expressed belief, rumor, or hint: whispers of scandal.
4. A low rustling sound: the whisper of wind in the pines.
v. whis·pered, whis·per·ing, whis·pers
v.intr.
1. To speak softly.
2. To speak quietly and privately, as by way of gossip, slander, or intrigue.
3. To make a soft rustling sound.
v.tr.
1. To utter very softly.
2. To say or tell privately or secretly.
[From Middle English whisperen, to whisper, from Old English hwisprian.]
whis′per·er n.
whis′per·y adj.
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whisperer
(ˈwɪspərə)n
1. a person or thing that whispers
2. a person who is able to tame or control animals, esp by talking to them in gentle tones: a horse whisperer.
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Noun | 1. | whisperer - one who speaks in a whisper speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" |
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whisperer
nounA person habitually engaged in idle talk about others:
blab, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, tabby, talebearer, taleteller, tattle, tattler, tattletale, telltale.
Slang: yenta.
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Translations
هامِس، مُوَشْوِش
rygtesmedsladrehank
súgó/suttogó személy
hvíslari
klebetníkohovárač
fısıldayan kimse
whisper
(ˈwispə) verb1. to speak or say very softly. You'll have to whisper or he'll hear you; `Don't tell him,' she whispered.
2. (of trees etc) to make a soft sound in the wind. The leaves whispered in the breeze.
noun a very quiet sound, especially something said. They spoke in whispers.
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