whispering

/ˈ(h)wɪspəɹɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.

  3. 3

    To make a low, sibilant sound.

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    To address in a whisper, or low voice.

  6. 6

    To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.

noun

  1. 1

    Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.

adjective

  1. 1

    That whispers

  2. 2

    Associated with whispers

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