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whispering 1 of 2

noun

Definition of whispering

as in whisper

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whispering

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verb

present participle of whisper

as in rumoring

to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy assistants whispered that the two singers were having a secret relationship

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Recent Examples of whispering

Noun

After Donna and Taylor were seen whispering in the suite during a Chiefs game, millions of Swifties and NFL fans were curious to know what the pair was chatting about in between plays. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Two guys at the golf course are winking, and whispering, and tipping each other off. — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 28 June 2026

Verb

Before that, the Georgia native, with Shedeur Sanders whispering in his ear on the CU sidelines, made good on just 10 of 21 throws for 48 yards. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026 The defendant and his attorney, Michael Sanft, wrap arms around one another, whispering a few final thoughts before the moment of judgment. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whispering

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whispering

Noun

But these aren’t the delicate whispers of citrus and florals that dominate summer.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Sep. 2026
Dyson Air Purifier Early Prime Day Deal The Dyson Hushjet is a compact, small-form air purifier that's whisper-quiet but powerful.

— Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of whisper

Verb

Swift appears as the ghost of Farrell’s former wife, warning Johnson about her husband and revealing the dark truth behind his past.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
Tony Romo carved out new terrain at CBS Sports after revealing a knack for predicting game play — all but forcing CBS to re-sign the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback to a multi-season pact in 2020 valued at around $17 million a year.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of revealing

Verb

Over the last week, its official Instagram account has hosted a series of vignette teasers hinting to potential locations of the next stretch.

— Thomas Smith, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
The performance underscores the capability of Nvidia's chips, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hinting that OpenAI will be using even more computing power from the company going forward.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of hinting

Verb

The presidential candidates who came in third, fourth, and fifth place are all right-wing, suggesting that Bolsonaro could have a natural pool of voters to draw from in the runoff.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
The gulf diplomat said the investigation, which hasn’t concluded, hasn’t found any connections with militant groups, suggesting the copilot acted on his own.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggesting

Verb

That vibe keeps circulating through the wider social beauty trends conversation, alongside other nostalgic beauty looks getting a modern update.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Some raised the possibility that this was an act of racial violence, reacting to images circulating online of Wells and a crew of white friends.

— Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of circulating

Verb

The Salem witch trials of 1692 carved out an enduring and powerful niche in American history for this little town, and this intimate, kitschy museum does an excellent job telling the story.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
The discovery is the latest instance of CDE leadership telling employees bedbugs are not in the building, only for more to be discovered at a later date and igniting doubt among CDE’s workforce on whether treatment is effective.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Manuel Bompard, a deputy of the French National Assembly who is also a member of France Unbowed, rebuked Macron by name for implying that his party was responsible for the chaos.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

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