whisper

whisper [-ed, -ing] v

OE.

1. Confide; deliver secret messages; convey intimate information.
2. Converse softly; speak with reverence; talk in sibilant tones; communicate with a subdued voice.
3. Murmur; [fig.] rustle.

whisper n

see whisper, v.

1. Murmur; soft conversation; [fig.] rustle; [metaphor] trace; reminder; shadow; suggestion of life; vestige of existence.