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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]
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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.
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2. To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.
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The hollow, whispering breeze. --Thomson.
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3. To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse
in whispers, as in secret plotting.
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All that hate me whisper together against me. --Ps.
xli. 7.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
whispering
adj : making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring
waves"; "susurrant voices" [syn: murmuring, susurrant]
n 1: the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves
blowing in the wind [syn: rustle, rustling, whisper]
2: speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: whisper,
susurration]
WordNet (r) 2.0
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "whispering":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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