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whispering

noun

1 whispering

A light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind.

synonyms: rustle, rustling, whisper.

Dutch: geritsel, geruis, gesuis, ritseling, suizing
Polish: szelest

2 whispering

Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords.

synonyms: susurration, voicelessness, whisper.

Dutch: gefluister
Polish: poszept, szept

adjective

1 whispering

Making a low continuous indistinct sound.

synonyms: murmuring, susurrant.


Moby thesaurus: aspiration, bated breath, breath, breathy voice, buzz, cry, drone, droning, exhalation, gabble, gibber, gibbering, gossip, grapevine, hearsay, jabber, jibber, little voice, low voice, maundering ... show more.

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