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, voicelessness, rustle

   Antonyms:
   loud

2. whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessnessadjective

   speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

   Synonyms:
   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, murmuring

   Antonyms:
   loud

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1. • Noise

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1. List of paraphrases for "whispering":

   murmuring, whisper

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How to use whispering in a sentence?

1. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

   I think Republicans allow themselves to be put in a box, she's like whispering like that's bad to say. No. To me, conservatism is giving everybody a chance to be able to be successful. That's the way Reagan was.

2. Dejan Stojanovic:

   There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.

3. 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.

4. Richard Craig:

   It's an extremely negative reaction, such as annoyance or disgust, mostly to specific sounds such as chewing, clicking, tapping and whispering, there is a tendency for people who experience synesthesia and misophonia to also experience Super Bowl ASMR, so there is some overlap here.

5. Conor McGregor:

   I was whispering in his ear, and I was speaking on that, and I said what I said, i meant no disrespect to nobody of the LGBT community. I did n’t mean no disrespect.