'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'

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Words containing 'Whispering'