whisper

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Thầm thì, nói nhỏ

BrE /ˈwɪspə/ AmE /ˈwɪspər/

verb en → vi

past whispered pp whispered ing whispering

1 SPEAK QUIETLY [intransitive, transitive] A2

Thầm thì, nói nhỏ

to speak in a very quiet voice, so that only the person you are speaking to can hear you

  • whisper something (to somebody)
  • whisper that-clause

Collocations whisper a secret · whisper to someone

  • She whispered the news to me.

    Cô ấy thầm thì tin tức cho tôi.

2 WRITE QUIETLY [transitive] B1

Ghi nhỏ, viết thầm

to write something in a very quiet way, so that other people cannot see or hear it

  • whisper something

Collocations whisper a note

  • He whispered his name on the back of the card.

    Anh ấy đã viết tên mình lên mặt sau của tấm thiệp.