B2verbrelationships
US/ˈwɪs.pər/
UK/ˈwɪs.pə/
to speak very quietly, using your breath, so that only people close to you can hear
In context
She leaned over and whispered something in my ear.
Stop whispering at the back of the room; the exam has started.
People whispered that the director would soon resign.
Words that go with whisper
verb + preposition
- whisper in someone's earspeak very quietly right next to someoneHe whispered in her ear that the surprise was ready.
- whisper tospeak very quietly to a personShe whispered to her friend during the movie.Not
whisper with
verb + adverb
- whisper softlyspeak in a very gentle, quiet voiceThe nurse whispered softly so she wouldn't wake the patient.
verb + noun
- whisper a secrettell a secret in a very quiet voiceThe child whispered a secret to his grandmother.