Etymology
Origin of whispery
Example Sentences
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You know, like Barbie, in the whispery song from the movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
While my vocal cords spasm apart, his spasm together; while my voice gets soft and whispery, his voice is tight and gravelly.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
"I started to be able to make some sound, it was very sort of whispery, and I thought it might never come back," he added.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2024
“In the very beginning I was kind of whispery, like ‘Hey, you guys can move if you want’.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
Ordinarily, Mr. Clutter’s mornings began at six-thirty; clanging milk pails and the whispery chatter of the boys who brought them, two sons of a hired man named Vic Irsik, usually roused him.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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