[whis.per] vb whis.pered ; whis.per.ing [ME, fr. OE hwisperian; akin to OHG hwispalon to whisper, ON hvisla--more at whistle] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to speak softly with little or no vibration of the vocal cords esp. to avoid being overheard
2: to make a sibilant sound that resembles whispering ~ vt 1: to address in a whisper
2: to utter or communicate in or as if in a whisper
[2]whisper n (1595) 1: something communicated by or as if by whispering; esp: rumor "~s of scandal"
2. a: an act or instance of whispering; esp: speech without vibration of the vocal cords b: a sibilant sound that resembles whispered speech
3: hint, trace