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noun

Definition of whispering

as in whisper

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whispering

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verb

present participle of whisper

as in rumoring

to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy assistants whispered that the two singers were having a secret relationship

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Noun

Wilson’s whispering, Kermit-ish cadence juxtaposed with Heems’s audacious bars shorthands the borough’s rejection of one-size-fits-all characterization as one of the most diverse urban centers in the world. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 The pair crossed the finish arm in arm, Pogačar whispering in his teammate’s ear to keep pedaling to the line. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Verb

On multiple occasions, she could be heard whispering her husband’s answers as Sandusky struggled to hear. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Pattinson, for his part, could not stop running his hand through his hair and whispering excitedly to his nearby partner, Suki Waterhouse. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whispering

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Noun

Monday was a perfect example, when the two biggest drags on the S&P 500 were Nvidia and Micron, but were offset almost to the penny by gains in Apple and Meta, helping the index itself to finish a whisper from unchanged.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Lance Leipold has heard the whispers through the years that perhaps Kansas’ football coach doesn’t place enough emphasis on the yearly Sunflower Showdown against Kansas State.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of whisper

Verb

The extra baggage negates the weightlessness, revealing a more flawed and earthbound iteration of the band.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
The seemingly perfectly healthy and always active youngster from Georgia suffered a massive seizure, with scans later revealing three brain tumors.

— Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of revealing

Verb

The filmmaker was hinting heavily at what might be in store for the festival’s surprise screening Wednesday evening at the Institut Lumière.

— Lise Pedersen, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
With the midterms coming up and the administration hinting generally at more budget cuts in the past week, educators here want to spread the word.

— Lauren Linder, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of hinting

Verb

Interestingly, there is no statistically detectable difference in offending rates before college, suggesting the future fraternity members weren’t always fundamentally different in their behavior.

— Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Musk went even further during the unveiling, suggesting engineers eventually want to reach half the speed of sound.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggesting

Verb

Hours later, a neighbor showed him a disturbing video circulating online of a dog that had been hanged in a Lynwood alley less than a mile from Reyes’ home.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The game is only available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, but some scammers have been circulating fake PC versions to drain cryptocurrency wallets or trick users into downloading malware.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

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