Whispering
//ˈ(h)wɪspəɹɪŋ// adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.
- 2 speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords wordnet
- 3 The sound of whispers;
"The tendency of modern science is to close this gate—though it can never stop the search for it—the vague desire after some kind of communication, some kind of poetic identification with the soul that reveals itself through the rolling year, the mysterious presence that is felt to lie behind the outbuddings of spring, the wealth and greenery of summer, with all its whisperings and music and rippling laughter, the blue of autumn, with its fruitage, its expansive horizons, its glory veiling temporary decay."
- 4 a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of whisper form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 That whispers.
- 2 Associated with whispers.
Adjective
- 1 making a low continuous indistinct sound wordnet
Example
More examples"The boys were whispering; I knew they were up to something."
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