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小声说话;低语;耳语
More examples
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.
[ + that ] to suggest privately that something might be true私下里说;传闻
[ C ] a way of speaking very quietly, using the breath but not the voice, so that only the person close to you can hear you小声说话;低语;耳语
[ S ] literary a soft, low noise沙沙声;飒飒声
[ C ] a suggestion or piece of information that you hear privately from someone传闻;私下的议论
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