<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords</li><li>to produce utterance substituting breath for phonation</li><li>to talk softly and privately (often implying gossip, slander, plotting, or the like)</li><li>(of trees, water, breezes, etc.) to make a soft, rustling sound like that of whispering</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the mode of utterance, or the voice, of a person who whispers</li><li>a word or remark uttered by whispering</li><li>a rumor or insinuation</li><li>a soft, rustling sound like a whisper</li></ul>