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   Whisper , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whispered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Whispering.] [AS. hwisprian; akin to G. wispern, wispeln, OHG. hwispaln, Icel. hvīskra, Sw. hviska, Dan. hviske; of imitative origin.  Cf. Whistle.]
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   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.
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   To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.
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   The hollow, whispering breeze.
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   To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
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   All that hate me whisper together against me.
   Ps. xli. 7.
   
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   Whispering, a. & n. from Whisper. v. t.
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   Whispering gallery, or Whispering dome, one of such a form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part, so that whispers or feeble sounds are audible at a much greater distance than under ordinary circumstances.  The dome of the U. S. capitol building is one example.
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