Whipper vs. Whisper — What's the Difference?

In rock climbing, a whipper is an especially hard or dynamic fall where the rope is weighed by a significant load. A fall is considered hard when the climber falls beyond at least one piece of protection, which in trad climbing would mean the last placed cam or nut and in sport climbing would be the last successfully clipped quickdraw.

Soft speech produced without using the full voice.

To strike with a strap or rod; lash

Something uttered very softly

To afflict, castigate, or reprove severely

A secretly or surreptitiously expressed belief, rumor, or hint

To strike or affect in a manner similar to whipping or lashing

A low rustling sound

To arouse or excite, especially with words

To speak softly.

To beat (cream or eggs, for example) into a froth or foam.

To speak quietly and privately, as by way of gossip, slander, or intrigue.

(Informal) To snatch, pull, or remove in a sudden manner

To make a soft rustling sound.

To sew with a loose overcast or overhand stitch.

To utter very softly.

To wrap or bind (a rope, for example) with twine to prevent unraveling or fraying.

To say or tell privately or secretly.

(Nautical) To hoist by means of a rope passing through an overhead pulley.

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.

(Informal) To defeat soundly

A rumor.

To move in a sudden, quick manner; dart

(figurative) A faint trace or hint (of something).

To move in a manner similar to a whip; thrash or snap about

A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.

An instrument, either a flexible rod or a flexible thong or lash attached to a handle, used for driving animals or administering corporal punishment.

(internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.

A whipping or lashing motion or stroke; a whiplash.

(intransitive) 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.

A blow, wound, or cut made by whipping.

(transitive) To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.

Something, such as a long radio antenna on a motor vehicle, that is similar to a whip in form or flexibility.

(intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound.

(Sports) Flexibility, as in the shaft of a golf club

(intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.

(Sports) A whipper-in.

To address in a whisper, or low voice.

A member of a legislative body, such as the US Congress or the British Parliament, charged by that member's party with enforcing party discipline and ensuring attendance.

To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.

A call issued to party members in a lawmaking body to ensure attendance at a particular time.

To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.

A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream, often with fruit or fruit flavoring

To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.

An arm on a windmill.

To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.

(Nautical) A hoist consisting of a single rope passing through an overhead pulley.

To address in a whisper, or low voice.

A ride in an amusement park, consisting of small cars that move in a rapid, whipping motion along an oval track.

To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.

A person or thing that whips.

A cautious or timorous speech.

A device that whips a substance, such as cream.

Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a suggestion or insinuation.

One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping.

A low, sibilant sound.

One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a chip's hold.

Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

A kind of simple willow.

The light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

A person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip

Speak softly; in a low voice