- present participle of whisper.
whispering
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Least of all the relentless drive that would one day have everyone at USC raving and others around the nation whispering about one of the most anticipated freshman in college football.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
“I want to tell you what they’re whispering about Michiganders out in Washington, because I’ve heard it myself,” Ocasio-Cortez told the crowd at the Detroit rally.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Moved by the spectacle, Albarn asks the band to repeat the song's final chorus, whispering the lyrics like an incantation.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Plus, how tech giants are pushing to build data centers in space and why people are whispering at work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
But this time, instead of whispering it so nobody could hear me talking with somebody in a friendly way, I just said it out loud because I was so preoccupied.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Compared to the library whisperings of the 2.5-liter hybrid, the 2.0-liter EcoBoost raises a ruckus at high loads and rpm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
However, there was broad and vociferous support for Baroness Kidron, a film director and digital rights campaigner, who accused ministers of being swayed by the "whisperings of Silicon Valley" asking them to "redefine theft".
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
That’s no different from the way the first season tricked us into obsessing over those mud and hair totems and whisperings about the Yellow King for nothing.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2024
Your colleagues are covering up whisperings about room décor, I said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
Murmurs of interest ripple through the room; there are whisperings, the rustling of paper.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
