'Whispering' definitions:
Definition of 'whispering'
From: WordNet
adjective
Making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices" [syn: murmuring, susurrant, whispering]
noun
A light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind [syn: rustle, rustling, whisper, whispering]
noun
Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness]
Definition of 'Whispering'
From: GCIDE
- Whisper \Whis"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whispered; p. pr. & vb. n. Whispering.] [AS. hwisprian; akin to G. wispern, wispeln, OHG. hwispal?n, Icel. hv[imac]skra, Sw. hviska, Dan. hviske; of imitative origin. Cf. Whistle.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See Whisper, n. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make a low, sibilant sound or noise. [1913 Webster]
- The hollow, whispering breeze. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting. [1913 Webster]
- All that hate me whisper together against me. --Ps. xli. 7. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Whispering'
From: GCIDE
- Whispering \Whis"per*ing\, 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. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'whispering'
From: 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,
- 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