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whispering
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
whispering
(noun)
whispering campaign
(noun)
whisper
(verb)
whispering
/
ˈ
wɪspərɪŋ/
noun
plural
whisperings
whispering
/
ˈ
wɪspərɪŋ/
noun
plural
whisperings
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHISPERING
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1
:
something spoken in a very soft or quiet way
—
usually plural
I could hear faint
whisperings
coming from the other room.
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2
:
rumor
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usually plural
There have been
whisperings
that the company might go out of business.
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