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Meaning of whispering

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

whispering

Pronunciation:/ˈ(h)wɪspəɹɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  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. To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.

  3. To make a low, sibilant sound.

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

noun

Definitions

  1. Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.

adjective

Definitions

  1. That whispers

  2. Associated with whispers