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Whispering

/ˈ(h)wɪspəɹɪŋ/

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.

📖 Definitions of "Whispering"

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.

noun
  1. 1

    Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.

adjective
  1. 1

    That whispers

  2. 2

    Associated with whispers

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