I could hear faint whisperings coming from the other room.
There have been whisperings that the company might go out of business.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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
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 — whis·kin; whis·per·er; whis·per·ous; whis·pery; whis·tle·able; whis·tler; whis·tle·ri·an; whis·tly; whis·key; whis·per; whis·tle; whis·per·ing·ly; whis·per·ous·ly; whis·tling·ly; … English syllables
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
whisperingly — whis·per·ing·ly … English syllables
whispering — whis•per•ing [[t]ˈ(h)wɪs pər ɪŋ, ˈwɪs [/t]] n. 1) whispered talk or conversation 2) rumor or gossip 3) a whispered sound 4) making a sound like a whisper 5) like a whisper 6) gossipy 7) conversing in whispers • Etymology: bef. 1000… … From formal English to slang
whispering campaign — whis|per|ing cam|paign [ wıspərıŋ kæm,peın, hwıspərıŋ kæm,peın ] noun count a process in which someone secretly organizes for people to say unpleasant things about someone else in order to harm that person s career or reputation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Whispering — Whis per*ing, a. & n. from {Whisper}. v. t. [1913 Webster] {Whispering gallery}, or {Whispering dome}, one of such a form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part, so that whispers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whispering dome — Whispering Whis per*ing, a. & n. from {Whisper}. v. t. [1913 Webster] {Whispering gallery}, or {Whispering dome}, one of such a form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part, so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
