To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
An exclamation mark.
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
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.
To make a low, sibilant sound.
To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
A private message to an individual in a chat room.
A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
A rumor.
A faint trace or hint (of something).
The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.