Akademik
whisper
To speak without
phonation
, as with an
open
posterior
part
of the
glottis
. [A.S. hwisprian]
* * *
whis·per
(hwisґp
ə
r) a soft, low, sibilant breathing sound produced by the unvoiced passage of the breath through the glottis. Cf.
hypophonia
.
Medical dictionary
.
2011
.