Whispering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪspɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪspəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪspəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɪspɚɹɪŋ/.

Examples

like murmuring waves
susurrant voices

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rustling susurrant susurration murmuring whisper voicelessness rustle

Antonyms

shout

Parts of Speech

noun	a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
noun	speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
verb	speak softly; in a low voice
adjective	making a low continuous indistinct sound “like murmuring waves”

Word Forms

rustle	verb	make a dry crackling sound
whisper	verb	speak softly; in a low voice
susurrate	verb	issue soft noises
voiceless	adjective	produced without vibration of the vocal cords
whisper	noun	speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
whisperer	noun	one who speaks in a whisper
whispering	noun	speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Flüstern

ein leichtes Geräusch, wie das Geräusch von Seidenkleidung oder im Wind wehenden Blättern

🇫🇷French

chuchotement

un bruit léger, comme le bruit des vêtements en soie ou des feuilles soufflées par le vent

🇪🇸Spanish

susurro

un ruido ligero, como el ruido de la ropa de seda o de las hojas movidas por el viento

🇮🇹Italian

sussurrando

un rumore leggero, come il rumore dei vestiti di seta o delle foglie mosse dal vento

🇳🇱Dutch

fluisteren

een licht geluid, zoals het geluid van zijden kleding of bladeren die in de wind waaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

sussurrando

um leve ruído, como o barulho de roupas de seda ou de folhas ao vento

🇷🇺Russian

шепот

легкий шум, похожий на шум шелковой одежды или листьев, развевающихся на ветру

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धीरे-धीरे बोलना

एक हल्का शोर, जैसे रेशमी कपड़ों या हवा में उड़ते पत्तों का शोर

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিসফিস

একটি হালকা শব্দ, সিল্কের পোশাক বা বাতাসে পাতার শব্দের মতো

🇮🇳Tamil

கிசுகிசுத்தல்

காற்றில் வீசும் பட்டு ஆடை அல்லது இலைகளின் சத்தம் போன்ற லேசான சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుసగుసలాడుతున్నారు

గాలిలో వీచే పట్టు వస్త్రాలు లేదా ఆకుల శబ్దం వంటి తేలికపాటి శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

कुजबुजणे

एक हलका आवाज, जसे की रेशमी कपड्यांचा आवाज किंवा वाऱ्यात वाहणाऱ्या पानांचा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

બબડાટ

હળવો અવાજ, જેમ કે રેશમી કપડાં અથવા પવનમાં ફૂંકાતા પાંદડાઓનો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಸುಗುಸು

ಗಾಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬೀಸುವ ರೇಷ್ಮೆ ಬಟ್ಟೆ ಅಥವಾ ಎಲೆಗಳ ಶಬ್ದದಂತೆ ಹಗುರವಾದ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ത്രിക്കുന്നു

പട്ടുടുപ്പിൻ്റെയോ ഇലകളുടെയോ ശബ്ദം കാറ്റിൽ പറക്കുന്ന പോലെയുള്ള നേരിയ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁਸਰ-ਮੁਸਰ

ਇੱਕ ਹਲਕਾ ਸ਼ੋਰ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਰੇਸ਼ਮ ਦੇ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਜਾਂ ਹਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਡਦੇ ਪੱਤਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਰੌਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سرگوشی

ہلکا سا شور، جیسے ریشمی لباس یا ہوا میں اڑنے والے پتوں کا شور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

耳语

轻微的噪音，就像丝绸衣服或树叶在风中吹动的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

ささやき声

絹の衣服の音や風にそよぐ木の葉のような軽い音

🇰🇷Korean

속삭이는

실크 옷 소리나 바람에 나뭇잎이 날리는 소리 같은 가벼운 소음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thì thầm

một tiếng động nhẹ, giống như tiếng ồn của quần áo lụa hoặc tiếng lá bay trong gió

🇹🇭Thai

กระซิบ

เสียงเบาๆ เช่น เสียงเสื้อผ้าไหมหรือใบไม้ที่ปลิวตามสายลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

bisikan

suara yang ringan, seperti suara pakaian sutra atau dedaunan yang tertiup angin

🇵🇭Filipino

pabulong

isang mahinang ingay, tulad ng ingay ng damit na sutla o mga dahon na umiihip sa hangin

🇲🇾Malay

berbisik

bunyi yang ringan, seperti bunyi pakaian sutera atau daun yang bertiup ditiup angin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يهمس

ضجيج خفيف، كضجيج الملابس الحريرية أو أوراق الشجر التي تتطاير في الريح

🇮🇷Persian

زمزمه کردن

صدای خفیف، مانند صدای لباس های ابریشمی یا برگ هایی که در باد می وزد

🇹🇷Turkish

Fısıldayan

İpek giysilerin sesi veya rüzgarda uçuşan yaprakların sesi gibi hafif bir ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחִישָׁה

רעש קל, כמו רעש של בגדי משי או עלים הנושבים ברוח

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The primary meaning of 'whispering' is 'a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind'.

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Using 'whispering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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