whispering
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
:
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- Rosaria closed her eyes, heard the whispering, and decided to keep her eyes closed.
- hear the whispering
- whispering voices
- a whispering voice
No laughing, no whispering, no utterance of any kind.
- No laughing, no whispering, no utterance of any kind.
- Graces voice breaks on the last word, but her whisper still echoes through the room like a shout.
- And because I found that Paul Paul Graham says that in New York, it's the the constant whispering is make more money.
- The act the director should come up and take the the actor away a little bit and privately or whisper whispering is is useful.
Examples
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I could just hear the whispering that would set off in the coffee room.
Fiction book (1995) -
There seemed to be a great deal of whispering going on in the little group.
Fiction book (1993) -
During his stories, there was as much whispering and covered laughter as there was attention.
Fiction book (1997) -
There was more whispering in the living room and behind Neil.
Fiction book (2001) -
How had that man heard my whispering, heard all my bragging?
Fiction book (1990) -
There was considerable whispering and murmuring over his appearance.
Fiction book (1991) -
All seems quiet, except for what seems like the distant hum of human whispering.
Fiction book (1999) -
After the whispering, they usually send Yegorka, the kitchen boy, to the shop to buy yeast.
Fiction book (1996) -
The whispering, though, seemed good-natured, and I gave them the honey pull-apart without mentioning it.
Fiction book (1990) -
The whispering in the library made it difficult for her to concentrate on her studies.
Synonyms
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1.0
A very quiet way of speaking using only breath
18
4.4
A low quiet complaint that people say so others cannot hear
6
3.6
Speaking quietly and not clearly so people cannot understand
3
4.6
A low unclear sound made quietly with the lips
1
9.9
A soft whispering sound like wind in leaves
1
9.9
A soft whispering sound like leaves or quiet voices
A soft low sound of many people talking at once
Making a low continuous sound like soft voices or gentle waves
Antonyms
Compounds
2
7.4
Organized effort to spread secret bad rumors to make people think badly of someone
- Specialized
1
7.9
A curved space under a dome where quiet sounds travel to the opposite side
- Specialized
A space under a dome where a soft sound made in one spot reaches another spot clearly
How Quiet
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whispering comes from an old sound word whis that copies a quiet, breath-like noise, meaning 'soft breath'. So to whisper is to speak using a gentle breath instead of a full voice.