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• whis´per|ing|ly — whis|per|ing «HWIHS puhr ihng», noun, adjective. –n. the act of a person or thing that whispers. –adj. 1. that whispers; speaking in a whisper. 2. Figurative. making a soft, rustling sound. –whis´per|ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• whis|per|ing — «HWIHS puhr ihng», noun, adjective. –n. the act of a person or thing that whispers. –adj. 1. that whispers; speaking in a whisper. 2. Figurative. making a soft, rustling sound. –whis´per|ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• sim´per|ing|ly — sim|per «SIHM puhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to smile in a silly, affected way; smirk: »She stood before the mirror…simpering to her own image (Hawthorne). –v.t. to express by a simper; say with a simper. –n. a silly, affected smile. ╂[perhaps <… …   Useful english dictionary

• whim´per|ing|ly — whim|per «HWIHM puhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to cry with low, broken, mournful sounds: »The sick child whimpered. 2. to make a low, mournful sound. 3. Figurative. to complain in a peevish, childish way; whine: »to whimper for mercy. –v.t. to say… …   Useful english dictionary

• pa|per|ing — «PAY puhr ihng», noun. 1. the act of one who papers, especially the work of a paper hanger. 2. = wallpaper: (Cf. ↑wallpaper) »a room…with such large figured papering on the walls as inn rooms have (Charlotte Brontë) …   Useful english dictionary

• slip|per|ing — «SLIHP uhr ihng», noun. a beating with a slipper: »... to give me a good slippering for my misbehavior (Herman Melville) …   Useful english dictionary

• news|pa|per|ing — «NOOZ PAY puhr ihng, NYOOZ », noun. 1. the occupation of a newspaperman. 2. journalism: »Good newspapering arises from an inner conviction of what to do (Harper s) …   Useful english dictionary

• per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… …   English syllables

• whis·per·ing — /ˈwıspərıŋ/ noun, pl ings [count] 1 : something spoken in a very soft or quiet way usually plural I could hear faint whisperings coming from the other room. 2 : ↑rumor usually plural There have been whisperings that the company might go out of… …   Useful english dictionary

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables