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
  • Shame whispers that being unfinished means being unqualified.
    — Laide Alexander, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The solar eclipse in Leo on August 12 might amount to a bit of a timeline jump, and the Mercury-Jupiter conjunction in Leo that completes on August 15 sends good news your way, or perhaps whispers a great idea into your ear.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of whispers
Verb
  • Inevitably the streak ends and everyone sighs, reflects and returns to work.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • 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
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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