whispering
noun
whispered talk or conversation.
whisperings
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pluralof whispering.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Compared to the library whisperings of the 2.5-liter hybrid, the 2.0-liter EcoBoost raises a ruckus at high loads and rpm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
However, there was broad and vociferous support for Baroness Kidron, a film director and digital rights campaigner, who accused ministers of being swayed by the "whisperings of Silicon Valley" asking them to "redefine theft".
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
That’s no different from the way the first season tricked us into obsessing over those mud and hair totems and whisperings about the Yellow King for nothing.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2024
The city is quiet apart from the whisperings of all-night radio phone-ins, forging the insomniacs, the lovelorn and the lost into a fleeting community.
From Reuters ● Feb. 13, 2022
I find it hard to believe in these whisperings, these revelations, though I always do at the time.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
