v. 1 breathe, murmur, mutter, mumble, hiss, speak or say softly or under (one's) breath, sigh, susurrate He whispered sweet nothings in her ear 2 gossip, bruit about, noise abroad, murmur, insinuate, hint, rumour, disclose, divulge, reveal, breathe a word We have all heard Corin whispering of your wife's infidelities
n. 3 murmur, undertone, hushed tone(s) Why do you always speak in whispers when talking about Nesta? 4 hint, suggestion, soupçon, suspicion: There was never the slightest whisper of gossip about Eleanor