semiwhisper

English

Etymology

semi- +‎ whisper

Noun

semiwhisper (plural semiwhispers)

1. A low voice close to a whisper.
   • 2008 January 25, Alessandra Stanley, “Fishing for True Confessions by Dangling a Pot of Gold”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Her friend April turned to her and asked in a semiwhisper, “Is it worth $100,000 to learn that?”