[
  {
    "word": "whisper",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8(h)w\u026asp\u0259/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8(h)w\u026asp\u0259/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8(h)w\u026asp\u025a/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/whisper-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1780493",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(usually in the plural) A rumor.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "There are whispers of rebellion all around."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A faint trace or hint (of something).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The soup had just a whisper of basil."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A private message to an individual in a chat room.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make a low, sibilant sound.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To address in a whisper, or low voice.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whisper"
    ]
  }
]