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whiskyfied |
whisp |
whisper |
whispered |
whisperer |
whispering
| whispering bells
| whispering campaign
| whispering dome
| whispering gallery
| whisperingly
whispering
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun whispering has 2 senses
- whispering(n = noun.event) rustle, rustling, whisper - a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind; Array is a kind of noise
- whispering(n = noun.communication) susurration, voicelessness, whisper - speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords; Array is a kind of speaking, speech production
has particulars: stage whisper
Derived form verb whisper1
Adjective whispering has 1 sense
- whispering(s = adj.all) murmuring, susurrant - making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices"
CIDE DICTIONARY
whispering, a. & n.
THESAURUS
whispering
aspiration, bated breath, breath, breathy voice, buzz, cry, drone, droning, exhalation, gabble, gibber, gibbering, gossip, grapevine, hearsay, jabber, jibber, little voice, low voice, maundering, mouthing, mumble, mumbling, murmur, murmuration, murmuring, murmurish, murmurous, mutter, muttering, rumble, rumor, rustling, scuttlebutt, sigh, soft voice, stage whisper, still small voice, susurrant, susurration, susurrous, susurrus, talk, underbreath, undertone, whisper, whispery
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