whispering

Whispering to himself and bowing, he touches his forehead to the ground.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The budget is a mess and officials in Trenton are whispering about a state takeover of the city's finances.
The Leak of a Mysterious Video Could Change the Outcome of Newark’s Mayor’s Race|Charles Upton Sahm|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The World Wide Web is whispering that it's actually a reference to Avril Lavigne's own, well, “kitty.”
Avril Lavigne’s Dumb ‘Hello Kitty’ Video Is Rife with Cultural Appropriation|Amy Zimmerman|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I studied them to see if they were whispering to each other, to talk about what to do.
What That RNC Aide’s Equal Pay Blunder on MSNBC Says About Her Party|Michael Tomasky|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Bonus—read his A Time of Gifts about his walk across Europe in 1933-1934 before a whispering fire.
My Favorite Books of 2013: Jill Lepore, Adelle Waldman, James Salter & More|Lucas Wittmann|December 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
However, she said to Helen, whispering it over in bed that night, it will be funny.
Ruth Fielding In the Saddle|Alice B. Emerson
She was whispering, with streaming eyes intent upon the sky-light, as if she were looking for a healthy Father there.
Perlycross|R. D. Blackmore
I had been some two hours and a half asleep when I was awakened by a whispering in the little cabin.
The Civil War in America|William Howard Russell
He came back, whispering that she was still asleep, but that he thought she had moved.
The Old Curiosity Shop|Charles Dickens
They had gone more than half-way home when they drew rein to water their horses, under a whispering pine by the roadside.
John Ward, Preacher|Margaret Deland

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