whisper
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
Types & categories
- speaking hypernym
- stage whisper hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
speak softly; in a low voice
Types & categories
- mouth hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
Types & categories
- noise hypernym
Related & opposite
- rustle derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whisper |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | susurrate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | surd |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | speaking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stage whisper |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | shout |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whisper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whisperer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rustle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |