whispering
pronunciation
How to pronounce whispering in British English:
UK ['wɪspərɪŋ]
How to pronounce whispering in American English:
US ['wɪspərɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
- speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
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- Adjective:
- making a low continuous indistinct sound
Word Origin
- whispering (n.)
- Old English hwisprung, verbal noun from hwisprian (see whisper (v.)).
Example
- 1. And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground .
- 2. You see them eating at pavement restaurants with their children , playing cricket on the beach and whispering in the galleries .
- 3. A few were still whispering , but I sensed the room was about to fall into a trance of majestic silence .
- 4. Srivastava had been hooked by a different sort of lure-that spooky voice whispering to him about a flaw in the game .
- 5. The crowd parted , whispering excitedly ; lockhart dived forward , seized harry 's arm , and pulled him to the front .