ADJECTIVE | all | whispering, murmuring, susurrant | making a low continuous indistinct sound |
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NOUN | event | whispering, rustle, rustling, whisper | a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind |
communication | whispering, whisper, susurration, voicelessness | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords |
Sounds | hhwih'sperihng; wih'sperihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | making a low continuous indistinct sound. | |
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Synonyms | murmuring, susurrant | |
Broader | soft | (of sound) relatively low in volume |
Spanish | murmurante, susurrante |
Meaning | A light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind. | |
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Synonyms | rustle, rustling, whisper | |
Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
Spanish | crujido, frufrú, murmullo, susurro | |
Catalan | murmuri, remor |
Meaning | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords. | |
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Synonyms | whisper, susurration, voicelessness | |
Narrower | stage whisper | A loud whisper that can be overheard |
Broader | speaking, speech production | The utterance of intelligible speech |
Spanish | susurro | |
Catalan | murmuri, xiuxiueig | |
Verbs | whisper | speak softly |
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