whispering

whis·per  (hwspr, ws-)

n.

1. Soft speech produced without full voice.

2. Something uttered very softly.

3. A secretly or surreptitiously expressed belief, rumor, or hint: whispers of scandal.

4. A low rustling sound: the whisper of wind in the pines.

v. whis·pered, whis·per·ing, whis·pers

v.intr.

1. To speak softly.

2. To speak quietly and privately, as by way of gossip, slander, or intrigue.

3. To make a soft rustling sound.

v.tr.

1. To utter very softly.

2. To say or tell privately or secretly.

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[From Middle English whisperen, to whisper, from Old English hwisprian.]

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whisper·er n.

whisper·y adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whispering - a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind rustle, rustling, whisper noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	whispering - speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords whisper, susurration, voicelessness speaking, speech production - the utterance of intelligible speech stage whisper - a loud whisper that can be overheard; on the stage it is heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to the rest of the cast
Adj.	1.	whispering - making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices" murmuring, susurrant soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"

Translations

whispering [ˈwɪspərɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= talking) → cuchicheo m; [of leaves] → susurro m

2. (= gossip) → chismes mpl, chismografía f; (= rumours) → rumores mpl

B. CPD whispering campaign N → campaña f de murmuraciones

whispering [ˈ^hwɪspərɪŋ] n → chuchotements mpl

whispering

n → Geflüster nt no pl, → Flüstern nt no pl; (poet: of wind) → Säuseln nt no pl; (of schoolchildren) → Tuscheln nt no pl, → Getuschel nt no pl; (fig) → Gemunkel nt no pl, → Getuschel nt no pl

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whispering:

whispering campaign

n → Verleumdungskampagne f

whispering gallery

n → Flüstergewölbe nt → or -galerie f

whispering [ˈwɪsp/ərɪŋ] n → bisbiglio; (of leaves) → fruscio
there's been a lot of whispering about her → sono corse parecchie voci sul suo conto

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whispering [ˈwɪsp/ərɪŋ] n → bisbiglio; (of leaves) → fruscio
there's been a lot of whispering about her → sono corse parecchie voci sul suo conto