whispery

[ hwis-puh-ree, wis- ]

adjective

1. like a whisper:

   a soft, whispery voice.

2. abounding in whispers or other quiet, mysterious sounds:

   dark, whispery streets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of whispery¹

First recorded in 1825–35; whisper + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Rejecting the trend for whispery bedroom pop, her songs are full of cheerleader chants and exuberant hooks that document her coming of age and the discovery of her sexuality.

From BBC

“In the very beginning I was kind of whispery, like ‘Hey, you guys can move if you want’.

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, “Birds of a Feather” shows off a gripping new facet of Eilish’s voice, which historically has tended toward the soft and whispery.

From Los Angeles Times

But, if Jost’s wife playing Britt in the cold open wasn’t enough, the “Update” co-host had a few more jokes, mocking the senator’s whispery delivery and saying it’s part of a new one-woman play called “A Britt Much.”

From Los Angeles Times

They’ll pass the baton to Remi Wolf, an eclectic and charismatically in-your-face singer-songwriter, who will handle the European dates, until the tour returns to North America in July and is supported by the whispery electro-pop upstart PinkPantheress.

From New York Times