English Dictionary

whisper

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈ(h)wɪspə/

名詞

通例複数形 比喩的用法 インターネット

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords. / (usually in the plural) A rumor. / (figuratively) A faint trace or hint (of something).

日本語の意味

声帯の振動を伴わずに低く話す行為、つまりささやき / （通常は複数形で用いられ）うわさ / 比喩的に使われる場合、ほのかな痕跡や気配

Her whisper during the lecture made the professor pause and look up.

講義中に彼女が発した、声帯を振動させずに出す小声が教授を一瞬黙らせて顔を上げさせた。

意味（1）

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.

I spoke in a near whisper

意味（2）

(usually in the plural) A rumor.

There are whispers of rebellion all around.

意味（3）

(figuratively) A faint trace or hint (of something).

The soup had just a whisper of basil.

意味（4）

A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.

意味（5）

(Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.

The invisibility of private interactions in the form of whispers resolved an ethical concern in the research but reduced our ability to gauge the volume of interaction […]

whispers （ plural ）