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whispering

DEFINITIONS OF: whispering

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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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