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Uncommonwhispering
The correct spelling is whispering.
How to pronounce whispering
/ˈ(h)wɪspəɹɪŋ/
verbIPA: /ˈ(h)wɪspəɹɪŋ/
Say it like: Wis-per-ing
The correct spelling is 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 vibration in the larynx which gives…
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Meanings
verb
- 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.
- 2.To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
- 3.To make a low, sibilant sound.
- 4.To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
- 5.To address in a whisper, or low voice.
noun
- 1.Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.
adjective
- 1.That whispers
- 2.Associated with whispers
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