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whispering
DEFINITIONS OF:
whispering
1
n
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
Synonyms:
susurration
,
voicelessness
,
whisper
Types:
stage whisper
a loud whisper that can be overheard; on the stage it is heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to the rest of the cast
Type of:
speaking
,
speech production
the utterance of intelligible speech
n
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
Synonyms:
rustle
,
rustling
,
whisper
Type of:
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
adj
making a low continuous indistinct sound
Synonyms:
murmuring
,
susurrant
soft
(of sound) relatively low in volume
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