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Past tense of whisper

regular verb

The past tense of whisper is whispered. The past participle is also whispered.

Forms of whisper

Base form (V1)whisper /ˈ(h)wɪspə/
Past tense (V2)whispered /ˈwɪspɚd/
Past participle (V3)whispered /ˈwɪspɚd/
Present participlewhispering /ˈ(h)wɪspəɹɪŋ/
Third person singularwhispers

Whispered in a sentence

  • Whether he whispered sweet nothings to her in Stengelese is not known, but he did call her "the best catch I ever made in my career."1981 April 15, Ira Berkow, “DRAMA IN 'STENGELESE: YOU CAN LOOK IT UP”, in The New York Times
  • There is some evidence to suggest that in whispered speech, particularly stage whispered speech, the larynx is raised appreciably.From the entry stage whisper
  • "You might want to ditch the Crocs to pass the vibe check," Siobhan whispered.2022, Claire Cook, Must Love Dogs: Lucky Enough, unnumbered page (published 4 March 2022). From the entry cheugy
  • 'You've lost weight?' 'Bellum intestinum,' Bohun whispered, picking up the tankard.2020, Paul Doherty, The House of Shadows, Canelo, →ISBN. From the entry ganache
  • "Nell," he whispered, and the light knifed up at him, blinding him.2019, Geoffrey Homes, The Case of the Unhappy Angels. From the entry knife up

Meaning of whisper

  1. noun The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords; the sound thus produced.
  2. noun A rumor.
  3. noun A faint trace or hint (of something).

Full definition of whisper

Questions about the past tense of whisper

What is the past tense of whisper?
The past tense of whisper is whispered.
What is the past participle of whisper?
The past participle of whisper is whispered.
Is whisper a regular or irregular verb?
Whisper is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: whisper (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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