[{"word":"whispers","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(usually in the plural) A rumor.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"There are whispers of rebellion all around."},{"definition":"A faint trace or hint (of something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The soup had just a whisper of basil."},{"definition":"A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A private message to an individual in a chat room.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a low, sibilant sound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To address in a whisper, or low voice.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whisper","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whispers"]}]