whisper
verb (used without object)
to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
have been whispering
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present perfect progressiveof whisper.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Industry insiders have been whispering about the meeting and have a lot of questions.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2024
The CBS analyst was merely saying out loud what NFL decision-makers have been whispering since the summer.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2022
A: A couple of weeks ago, I posted on my Facebook page about how many parents have been whispering to me, guiltily, that their families have never been happier.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2020
So out of place did the strip seem amid the sparsely settled cattle ranches and banana plantations that Guatemalans have been whispering about it for months.
From Time Magazine Archive
We might have been whispering for a minute but it was a minute too long for Mrs. Raleigh.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
