whisper verb (SPEAK)
B2 [ I or T ] to speak very quietly, using the breath but not the voice, so that only the person close to you can hear you:
What are you two girls whispering about?
[ + speech ] "Where are the toilets?" she whispered.
It's rude to whisper!
추가 예
- She leaned forward to whisper something in my ear.
- She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
- The person on my left turned to me and whispered "Not another speech!".
- They're the couple in the corner, whispering sweet nothings to each other.
- She heard them whispering conspiratorially in the bedroom.
whisper verb (SUGGEST)
유의어 사전: 동의어 및 관련 단어
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- take the wraps off sth idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
