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whispering
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…
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- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- W
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- HISPERIN
- Scrabble score
- 19
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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verb
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.
To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
To make a low, sibilant sound.
To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
To address in a whisper, or low voice.
To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
noun
Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.
adjective
That whispers
Associated with whispers