whisper, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

whisper (whispers plural & 3rd person present) (whispering present participle) (whispered past tense & past participle )

1  verb When you whisper, you say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your throat, so that only one person can hear you.
`Keep your voice down,' I whispered...  V with quote
She sat on Rossi's knee as he whispered in her ear...  V prep
He whispered the message to David...  V n prep
Somebody whispered that films like that were illegal...  V that
She whispered his name.  V n
  Whisper is also a noun., n-count
Men were talking in whispers in every office.

2  verb If people whisper about a piece of information, they talk about it, although it might not be true or accurate, or might be a secret.
Today, we no longer gasp when we hear a teenage girl is pregnant or whisper about unmarried couples who live together...  V about wh/n
It is whispered that he intended to resign...  it be V-ed that
But don't whisper a word of that.  V n
  Whisper is also a noun., n-count (=rumour)
I've heard a whisper that the Bishop intends to leave.