whisper
verb (used without object)
to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
had whispered
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past perfectof whisper.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"They know who it is?" asked Slaight, who had about-faced and was marching next to the guy who had whispered the news.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023
Kevin McGinn, who shared a cell with Kennedy in Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison for 11 days in October 2018, said he had "whispered in my ear and said to me 'it was me'."
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2022
Growing up, her grandparents had whispered about the realm of evil spirits, but her mother, a devout Jehovah’s Witness, discouraged her daughter from ever talking about them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2019
For years, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama had whispered about the remote island where monkeys used stone tools.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2018
And then a voice had whispered through his mind.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
