whisper
verb (used without object)
to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
have whispered
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present perfectof whisper.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Advocacy groups for women in mining and other extractive industries cautiously welcomed the report, which tacitly acknowledges what many in the mining industry have whispered about for years.
From Reuters ● Feb. 2, 2022
A few neighbors have whispered complaints that sometimes rats join the critter parade to the Jacobses’ yard.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
Somebody must have whispered into Mick Jagger’s ear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2019
A few have whispered about Naomie Harris in Moonlight, but if Fences goes home with anything, it’ll be this barnstormer – even, perhaps, showreel – of a supporting turn.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2017
He also might have whispered heavable thievable weavable but that was as far as he got before the Sicilian started talking again, and that always meant he had to pay very strict attention.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
