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whispering

[hwis-per-ing, wis-] / ˈʰwɪs pər ɪŋ, ˈwɪs- /


NOUN
soft speaking
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On Sunday, all eyes on him, Jim Nantz whispering amid the pines, he quickly fell behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Bayley is then seen in the video whispering: "They're gone."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The most extreme test phrases were almost total "nonsense", such as "Goetterdaemmerung's corpus haemorrhaged through cryptographic hash, eschaton pooling in existential void beneath fluorescent hum. Photons whispering prayers" -- which it rated highly.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

As I headed home, the hum of Lankershim and the neon blur of bars couldn’t drown out the quiet, unmistakable voice inside me whispering, “I think I just met my future husband.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

They were whispering the whole afternoon and spending time secreted off in the barn.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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