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WORDNET DICTIONARY
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whispering

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

whis=per=ing

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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;

is a kind of noise

whispering(n = noun.communication) susurration, voicelessness, whisper - speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords;

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"

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CIDE DICTIONARY

whispering, a. & n.

a. & n. from Whisper. v. t. [1913 Webster]

Whispering gallery, or Whispering dome, one of such a form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part, so that whispers or feeble sounds are audible at a much greater distance than under ordinary circumstances. The dome of the U. S. capitol building is one example.

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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