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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Whisper, v. [Var. of Quhisper v.] tr.To whisper to (a person). —c1680 McWard Serm. 206.
Some were set on work, to whisper us into the ear … that we should not … whimper, at the sight of this prodigious monster
