whispering. ( ˈwɪspərɪŋ) n. 1. the act of speaking in a low soft voice. 2. the act of uttering or suggesting something secretly or privately. 3. a low soft rustling sound.
Whispering is an unvoiced mode of phonation in which the vocal cords are abducted so that they do not vibrate; air passes between the arytenoid cartilages to create audible turbulence during speech. Supralaryngeal articulation remains the same as in normal speech.
Whispering involves using your breath, rather than your vocal cords, to speak very quietly. You might hear whispering in the quiet section of the library or during a play or movie — it's used for communicating secrets or simply to avoid bothering other people.
to speak very quietly, using the breath but not the voice, so that only the person close to you can hear you: She leaned over and whispered something in his ear. What are you two girls whispering about? [ + speech ] "Where are the toilets ?" she whispered. It's rude to whisper! Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to talk to someone.
to speak very quietly, using the breath but not the voice, so that only the person close to you can hear you: She leaned over and whispered something in his ear. What are you two girls whispering about? [ + speech ] "Where are the toilets ?" she whispered. It's rude to whisper! Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to talk to someone.
Find 11 different ways to say WHISPERING, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
1. the act of speaking in a low soft voice. There's a lot of whispering going on in the boys' dormitory. 2. the act of uttering or suggesting something secretly or privately. a systematic campaign of whispering conducted against her. 3. a low soft rustling sound. the gentle whispering of the grass. adjective. 4. (of a voice) low and soft.