whisper
verb
1 verb say sth very quietly INTRANSITIVEbheith ag cogarnachlabhair i gcogarthey were whispering to each other bhí siad ag cogarnach le chéileit's rude to whisper tá sé drochmhúinte a bheith ag cogarnachwe had to whisper bhí orainn labhairt i gcogar, bhí orainn labhairt faoinár n-anáilshe whispered in my ear chuir sí cogar i mo chluaswhat are you whispering about? cad é an chogarnach atá oraibhse?, cén cogar mogar atá ar bun agaibhse?
2 verb especially literary gossip INTRANSITIVEbheith ag cúlchaint bheith ag sioscadhthe whole town is whispering about them tá an baile uilig ag cúlchaint fúthu, tá an baile ar fad ag sioscadh fúthu
TRANSITIVEabair os ísealpeople were whispering that he had financial problems bhí ráflaí ann go raibh deacrachtaí airgid aigeit's being whispered that ... tá sé ina luaidreán go ...; tá an ráfla ag gabháil thart go ...
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb literary rustle INTRANSITIVEbheith ag siosarnach the leaves whispered in the wind bhí na duilleoga ag siosarnach sa ghaoth 4 verb literary murmur INTRANSITIVEbheith ag monabhar we heard the water whispering below us chualamar monabhar an uisce thíos fúinn
noun
5 noun quiet talkingcogar masc1 I heard a whisper chuala mé cogar, chuala mé duine éigin ag cogarnachhe answered in a whisper d'fhreagair sé de chogar, d'fhreagair sé faoina anáilher voice didn't rise above a whisper ní raibh ina glór ach cogarhe dropped his voice to a whisper thosaigh sé ag cogarnach 6 noun comment, hintnot a whisper to anyone! ná habair oiread is focal le duine ar bith!there wasn't a whisper of it in the papers ní raibh focal faoi sna nuachtáin, níor luadh beag ná mór sna nuachtáin éI don't want to hear a whisper out of you! ná cloisim gíog ná míog uaibh! 7 (also whispering) noun especially literary rumourráfla masc4 luaidreán masc1 I've heard a whisper that she's leaving chuala mé ráfla go bhfuil sí ag imeachtthere are whispers of a disagreement between them tá ráfla ag dul thart go bhfuil easaontas eatarthu 8 (also whispering) noun literary rustling soundsiosarnach fem2 sioscadh masc 9 (also whispering) noun literary murmuring soundmonabhar masc1