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whispering

/hwis-per-ing, wis-/US // ˈʰwɪs pər ɪŋ, ˈwɪs- //

喃喃自语,喃喃细语,悄悄话,窃窃私语

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : whispered talk or conversation.
    • : rumor, hearsay, or gossip.
    • : a whispered sound.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : that whispers; making a sound like a whisper.
    • : like a whisper.
    • : given to whispering; gossipy.
    • : conversing in whispers.

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Examples

  • The whisperings I heard of brand deals and $5,000 contracts for a set of Instagram stories hovered just above me, something that only felt attainable with a college degree and a day job in marketing.

  • Once they parked, there was presumably some frantic whispering, and lots of cussing.

  • A refrigerator’s noise runs on average at 50 decibels, while a whispering conversation hovers around 20 decibels.

  • Whispering to himself and bowing, he touches his forehead to the ground.

  • Bartiromo is, of course, just another gossipmonger and Newsball is his online whispering-gallery.

  • The budget is a mess and officials in Trenton are whispering about a state takeover of the city's finances.

  • The World Wide Web is whispering that it's actually a reference to Avril Lavigne's own, well, “kitty.”

  • I studied them to see if they were whispering to each other, to talk about what to do.

  • The old man seemed to be greatly agitated, and hurriedly whispering, "We thought you were never coming, sir!"

  • And Tony leaned over as he talked, bringing their lips within whispering distance.

  • How still it was, with only the voice of the sea whispering through the reeds that grew in the salt-water pools!

  • Edna could hear the whispering voices of dead men and the click of muffled gold.

  • I lay against a corner of the stockade seat, listening to the wind whispering and to the ceaseless drip-drip of the trees.