Synonyms of whispers

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noun

plural of whisper

as in tales

a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature

there were whispers that the starlet was secretly married

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tales
• stories
• talks
• gossip
• canards
• lies
• scuttlebutt
• slanders
• tattles
• hearsay
• defamations
• dirty laundry
• libels
• fairy tales
• dirt
• fables
• fibs
• talebearings
• prevarications
• falsehoods
• fabrications
• untruths
• mendacities
• falsities
• whoppers

whispers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of whisper

as in rumors

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rumors
• reveals
• hints
• suggests
• implies
• circulates
• reports
• tells
• discloses
• noises (about or abroad)
• spills
• divulges
• bruits (about)
• gossips
• dishes
• tattles
• exposes
• proclaims
• bares
• blabs
• intimates
• insinuates
• propagates
• promulgates
• broadcasts
• publicizes
• spreads
• bandies (about)
• lets on (about)
• blazes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whispers

Noun

But eccentricity is only the visible tip of the vast iceberg of Vibeke’s mental health issues, and soon Karl and Rikke are conferring in low whispers about whether, and when, to slip some ground-up sleeping pills into her drink. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026

Students enter the classroom about a minute later, and voices, whispers and laughter can be heard before the recording ends. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

With four months to go, the city was already preparing for the event, with promotional banners and whispers of tech showcases. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Test your knowledge of cruise controversies, wedding whispers and more in this week's American Culture Quiz. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

The whispers began when fans on social media shared footage from Citizens Bank Park claiming that someone near them had defecated on the floor. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026

But whispers of two young French watchmaking wunderkinder spread quickly. — The Editors, Robb Report, 27 June 2026

There were also whispers at the time — never proven — that Sumner Redstone, the billionaire owner of CBS parent Viacom, leaned on CBS to pull The Reagans. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 25 June 2026

Theories, speculation and whispers were hard to ignore, but even harder to prove. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 24 June 2026

Verb

This week's quiz highlights cruise controversies, wedding whispers — and much more. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026

Adam pushes Agathe down onto the bed and whispers a secret name in her ear. — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026

In the film’s very last scene, In Vivo whispers something to Daniel and Margaret. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 June 2026

At the top of her new, aptly titled short film Confessions II, Madonna whispers what at first might land as an obvious summary of her four-decade career. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026

Even in their trophy-winning season, there were frequent resets and whispers from the training ground that big players wanted out. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 May 2026

Quiet luxury layers Wealth whispers, and so do these long, super-subtle, off-duty model layers. — Loren Savini, Allure, 22 May 2026

This isn’t a grabby, attention seeker of a film, but a quiet, watchful sort of movie that whispers its secrets sotto voce. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

In early April, whispers within the birder community led Weidner to a different eagle nesting at a park on the Southeast Side. — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 8 May 2026