WHISP
Whisp, n.
Defn: See Wisp.
WHISP
Whisp, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A flock of snipe.
WHISPER
Whis"per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whispered; p. pr. & vb. n. Whispering.]
Etym: [AS. hwisprian; akin to G. wispern, wispeln, OHG. hwispal,
Icel. hviskra, Sw. hviska, Dan. hviske; of imitative origin. Cf.
Whistle.]
1. To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See Whisper, n.
2. To make a low, sibilant sound or noise. The hollow, whispering breeze. Thomson.
3. To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. All that hate me whisper together against me. Ps. xli. 7.
WHISPER
Whis"per, v. t.
1. To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper. They might buzz and whisper it one to another. Bentley.