Synonyms for whispering
ˈʰwɪs pər ɪŋ, ˈwɪs-whis·per·ing

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1. rustle, rustling, whisper, whisperingnoun

   a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

   Synonyms:
   rustling, whisper, susurration, voicelessness, rustle

   Antonyms:
   loud

2. whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessnessadjective

   speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

   Synonyms:
   rustle, aphonia, susurration, susurrus, voicelessness, whisper, rustling

   Antonyms:
   loud

3. murmuring, susurrant, whisperingadjective

   making a low continuous indistinct sound

   "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices"

   Synonyms:
   susurrant, murmuring

   Antonyms:
   loud

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1. List of paraphrases for "whispering":

   murmuring, whisper

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1. Kylie Jenner:

   He was whispering to me the whole time, he just doesn't like taking the photos.

2. Dave Levinthal of the Center:

   It's basically the difference between a baseball manager sending in hand signals to his players and directly whispering the message into their ears, the message more or less gets through all the same.

3. Alfred Lord Tennyson:

   Hope smiles on the threshold of the year to come, whispering that it will be happier.

4. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

   I think Republicans allow themselves to be put in a box, she's like whispering like that's bad to say. No. To me, conservatism is giving everybody a chance to be able to be successful. That's the way Reagan was.

5. Travis Tritt:

   All of a sudden, there was a silence that fell across that ballroom. And the only thing you could hear was people whispering-- it's Johnny Cash. It's Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash. And almost like a wave, you could see this crowd of people turn and start slowly moving toward one side of the room.