Synonyms for Whispering
ˈʰwɪs pər ɪŋ, ˈwɪs-whis·per·ing

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1. rustle, rustling, whisper, whisperingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   rustling, whisper, susurration, whispering, voicelessness, rustle

   Antonyms:
   loud

2. whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessnessadjective

   speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

   Synonyms:
   whispering, rustle, aphonia, susurration, susurrus, voicelessness, whisper, rustling

   Antonyms:
   loud

3. murmuring, susurrant, whisperingadjective

   making a low continuous indistinct sound

   "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices"

   Synonyms:
   susurrant, whispering, murmuring

   Antonyms:
   loud

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1. List of paraphrases for "whispering":

   murmuring, whisper

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How to use Whispering in a sentence?

1. Angel Blessing:

   Angels around us, angels beside us, angels within us. Angels are watching over you when times are good or stressed. Their wings wrap gently around you, whispering you are loved and blessed.

2. Travis Tritt:

   All of a sudden, there was a silence that fell across that ballroom. And the only thing you could hear was people whispering-- it's Johnny Cash. It's Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash. And almost like a wave, you could see this crowd of people turn and start slowly moving toward one side of the room.

3. Lydia Child:

   That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should make himself an imitation, this is the fact which Nature moans over, and deprecates beseechingly. Be spontaneous, be truthful, be free, and thus be individuals! is the song she sings through warbling birds, and whispering pines, and roaring waves, and screeching winds.

4. Marco Rubio:

   I stood on the stage and watched Marco … rather indignantly, look at Governor Bush and say, ‘someone told you that because we're running for the same office, that criticizing me will get you to that office,’ it appears that the same someone has been whispering in old Marco's ear too.

5. Oprah Winfrey:

   I believe that uncertainty is rally my spirit's way of whispering, I'm in flux. I can't decide for you. Something is off-balance here.