how to pronounce whispers

/ˈwɪspɚz/

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whispers is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of whispers in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… funeral or if someone whispers a joke to …”

meanings of whispers

noun:

Plural of whisper.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whisper.

whispers frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word whispers occurs in english on average 6.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.