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
  • Dracula’s footsteps can circle behind you while his voice whispers in your ear, and Ilan’s score can swell above and around you.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That’s when Druski whispers something to him about his plans to possibly wear and say something offensive — but fans will have to wait and see what the famously line-toeing comedian actually does on the show.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of whispers
Verb
  • The reason this sandwich has won my heart more than others in the city is the torpedo of bread they’re tucked into, which sighs and crackles, an entire universe of complexity and depth in its crumb.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • When football fans saw three straight Primetime games on the NFL schedule for the Atlanta Falcons, there were some social media eye rolls, sighs and more, and who could blame them?
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sighs
Verb
  • Andy the Alligator hisses, the sound provided by a recording of bacon frying in a pan.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Gaga hisses to her hair and makeup team after Priestly swans away.
    — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Definition of hisses
Verb
  • Spray the interior of your air fryer with white vinegar until the baking soda fizzes.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Waiters circulated with trays of fig-leaf fizzes as the boat pushed off.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 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
  • Moments later, murmurs, then cheers, rippled out from where Pasitney, Gaudry, and Espersen stood.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That pertness should be unbearable, but the scene is written in a minor key and performed by both actors to match, favouring eye contact and murmurs; the sheer brevity prevents it from becoming gloopy or crass.
    — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of murmurs
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“Currs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currs. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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