whispering
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nounDefinition of WHISPERING
2
: a sibilant sound : whisper
See First Known Use of WHISPERING
before 12th century
2whispering
adjectiveDefinition of WHISPERING
1
: making a sibilant sound
2
: spreading confidential and especially derogatory reports <whispering tongues can poison truth — S. T. Coleridge>
— whis·per·ing·ly \-p(ə-)riŋ-lē\ adverb
First Known Use of WHISPERING
1547
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