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whispering

[hwis-per-ing, wis-] / ˈʰwɪs pər ɪŋ, ˈwɪs- /


NOUN
soft speaking
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After the podcast, Swift had "a lot of people whispering in my ear", encouraging her to hook up with Travis.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

The two were often seen whispering and trading jokes during arguments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

Moved by the spectacle, Albarn asks the band to repeat the song's final chorus, whispering the lyrics like an incantation.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

The most extreme test phrases were almost total "nonsense", such as "Goetterdaemmerung's corpus haemorrhaged through cryptographic hash, eschaton pooling in existential void beneath fluorescent hum. Photons whispering prayers" -- which it rated highly.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

I mean, I’m not going to sit alone at a random table in the cafeteria and pretend that everyone in the room is not whispering about me.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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