The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.
whispers
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for whispers.
Editorial note
See the chinese whispers benchmark with 500000 goroutines and a maximum resident set size of 5.4 GB on amd64.
Quick take
The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of whispers gathered in one view.
A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
To exercise skill in taming or training a creature.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for whispers.
noun
The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.
noun
A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
verb
To exercise skill in taming or training a creature.
verb
To project using telepathy.
Example sentences
See the chinese whispers benchmark with 500000 goroutines and a maximum resident set size of 5.4 GB on amd64.
With only hints and whispers strewn throughout a dark abyss of forums threads and amazon reviews.
Hark to the gentle gradient of the breeze: It whispers of a more ergodic zone.
That's the key to democracy, not whispers from secret sources who refuse to name themselves.
There are whispers that it's an issue in academia, especially among those competing for tenure.
Is there a source for this, or is it just whispers on the Internet?
They hoped she would find out just via whispers from those who were there.
Stories and gruesome pictures of people shot on the street and flattened by military vehicles slowly circulated, with angry whispers in low voices.
So this was certainly only talked about in hushed whispers and euphemism.
You could then calculate a relatively precise fake GPS location necessary to feed to the nearby feature to pinpoint Whispers from a specific location.
To stress the point - that music set the mood so perfectly (it should be combined with ambient whispers to get the same effect as in the game).
This one always struck me as significant, because it whispers to us of a vast and efficient network that would have spanned large areas of the African continent.
Quote examples
It's the Church of Moby, where we speak in whispers and wait for the right moment to listen, for the first time, to "ancient" electronics.
I would rather my idea fail then see an employee 5 years down the line whispers under his breath "There is that #$%@@#$% who promised me the world and than didn't pay up." There are substantial ethical, and, maybe more important to some, legal risks to have people work on your start up without being paid.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use whispers in a sentence?
See the chinese whispers benchmark with 500000 goroutines and a maximum resident set size of 5.4 GB on amd64.
What does whispers mean?
The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.
What part of speech is whispers?
whispers is commonly used as noun, verb.