Whispering

/ˈ(h)wɪspəɹɪŋ/

Synonyms for "whispering" (76 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Noun(5 words)

susurration cautious covertcovert propagandadiscreet

aspirationbated breathbreathbreathy voicebuzz cry drone droning exhalation gabble gibber

Strong matches (22)

gibbering gossip grapevine hearsay jabber jibberlittle voicelow voicemaundering mouthing mumble mumbling murmur murmuration

Noun(8 words)

gossip hedged hint hushedhushed speechimply insinuate murmur

Related words (38)

murmuring murmurish murmurous mutter muttering report rumble rumor rustling scuttlebutt sighsoft voicestage whisperstill small voicesusurrant susurration susurrous susurrus talk underbreath

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undertone whisper whispery

Adjective(2 words)

murmuring susurrant

Noun(13 words)

muted mutterrumor mongeringrustle rustling secretivesoft soundsoft speechsoft spokensubtle susurrate voicelessness whisper

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

16 entries

auditory phenomenonauditory propertycommunicationcommunication stylediscourseinfluence operationlinguistic stylemanner of communicationnoise propagandarhetorical stylesoundsound qualityspeakingspeech actspeech production

More specific

19 entries

cautious phrasingcoded messaginghedged languagehushed tonehushed utteranceimplicit cueinsinuation murmurmuted deliverymutternuanced wordingprivate whisperrumorrumor millsmear campaignsoft voice

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Collocations

10 entries

hushed whisperquiet whispersoft whisperwhispering campaignwhispering gallerywhispering in confidencewhispering to colleagueswhispering tonewhispering voicewhispering wind

Inflections

5 entries

more whisperingmost whisperingwhispered whisperings whispers

Derivations

6 entries

whisper whispered whisperer whisperingly whispers whispery

similar

1 entries

soft

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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The boys were whispering; I knew they were up to something.

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I heard my parents whispering last night.

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He craned his neck a bit in hopes of hearing what they were whispering.

Source: tatoeba (608949)

Hope is a little voice whispering "maybe" when it seems the entire world is shouting "no"!

Source: tatoeba (1398437)

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