currs

verb

present tense third-person singular of curr
as in whispers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currs
  1. whispers
  2. sighs
  3. hisses
  4. fizzes
  5. wheezes
  6. murmurs
Verb
  • In one segment, Daeron quietly whispers for a young cupbearer to exit the room before violence erupts from the lord.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • This week's quiz highlights cruise controversies, wedding whispers — and much more.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of whispers
Verb
  • Gosha sighs, at the prospect of having to raise an amount that, over in the States, would be less than 50 bucks.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026
  • In the series premiere of Netflix’s Vladimir, Rachel Weisz awakens from troubled sleep to a cascade of texts, sighs deeply, and addresses the camera with pleading eyes.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of sighs
Verb
  • Gaga hisses to her hair and makeup team after Priestly swans away.
    — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
  • Carrie’s voice hisses in my ear.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of hisses
Verb
  • Set the scene One of the very smartest hotel addresses in London, The Connaught Hotel’s energy crackles and fizzes from morning through night, with coming and goings, reunions, a hum of excitement and a permanent sense of occasion.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • Our blind taste test deduced which flavored fizzes bubbled up to the top.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Definition of fizzes
Verb
  • The film wheezes through its less-than-80-minute running time, and no one seems all that sad to move on.
    — Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of wheezes
Verb
  • Yoon murmurs something into her ear.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • There are also murmurs about the US government wanting a stake in the company.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
Definition of murmurs
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“Currs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currs. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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