What is another word for whisperings?

Pronunciation: [wˈɪspəɹɪŋz] (IPA)

Whisperings are soft, quiet sounds or murmurs that are barely audible. Synonyms for whisperings include murmurs, rustling, hushed tones, and soft voices. Another word used to describe whisperings is susurrus, which is a gentle whispering or rustling sound. Other synonyms for whisperings include whispers, murmurations, hummings, and mumbles. These words carry a sense of secrecy, intimacy, and softness that is often associated with whisperings. Whether it's the rustling of leaves, the soft murmur of a conversation, or the hushed tones of a secret, the synonyms for whisperings evoke a sense of quiet and tranquility.

Synonyms for Whisperings:

What are the hypernyms for Whisperings?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Whisperings

The hubbub of voices had died down to awed whisperings.
"The Lamp in the Desert"
Ethel M. Dell
How calm-and still it all was where she walked, while below among the piles the sea softly ebbed and flowed and throbbed, seeming full of whisperings and voices that were hushed lest she should hear the words they said.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn
It sent its light far out to sea, but she was below it in the shade, and hope was forgotten as she leaned over the rail at the end, listening to the mysterious whisperings of the water in amongst the piles, and looking down into the transparent darkness all lit up with tiny lambent points which were ever going and coming.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn

Famous quotes with Whisperings

  • Your prudence, my wise friend, allows too little room for the mysterious whisperings of life.
    Margaret Fuller
  • There were no sounds of men, here; only the whisperings of the world of nature, which men often called silence.
    Sean Russell
  • It keeps eternal whisperings around Desolate shores, and with its mighty swell Gluts twice ten thousand Caverns, till the spell Of Hecate leaves them their old shadowy sound.
    John Keats

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