whisperings
Soft secret sounds
Whisperings are quiet, secretive communications—rumors, gossip, or hushed conversations not meant to be overheard.
The word often suggests intrigue or conspiracy: There were whisperings about her sudden departure.
It can also describe soft, rustling sounds: the whisperings of wind through leaves.
Soft crackling noise
- susurrusSoft rustling sound
- murmursSpeaks in hushed tones
- sibilanceHissing quality in speech
- susurrationSoft whispering noise
breathiness · sough · patter · hum · ripple · purl · leaves · wind
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- scuttlebuttInformal rumor or speculation
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
grapevine · speculation · buzz · chatter · talk · rumormongering · allegations · claims
Acts of revealing guilt
- confidencesPrivate disclosures to another
- disclosuresActs of revealing information
- revelationsSurprising facts made known
- mysteriesUnexplained phenomena or events
concealment · classified · insider · espionage · cloak-and-dagger · clandestine · covert · furtive
Affectionate but meaningless utterances
- pillow talkIntimate conversation in bed
- endearmentsAffectionate words or phrases
- loversRomantic partners
- closenessState of proximity
tenderness · softness · gentle words · confidences · affection
rustling
Soft crackling noise
susurration · breathiness · sough · patter · hum · ripple · purl · leaves · wind · sighing
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- scuttlebuttInformal rumor or speculation
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
innuendo · grapevine · speculation · buzz · chatter · talk · rumormongering · allegations · claims · leaks
confessions
Acts of revealing guilt
- confidencesPrivate disclosures to another
- disclosuresActs of revealing information
- revelationsSurprising facts made known
mysteries · concealment · classified · insider · espionage · cloak-and-dagger · clandestine · covert · furtive · surreptitious
sweet nothings
Affectionate but meaningless utterances
- pillow talkIntimate conversation in bed
- endearmentsAffectionate words or phrases
- loversRomantic partners
closeness · tenderness · softness · gentle words · confidences · affection
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
reeds · pines · branches · willows · rustling · night sounds · forest · meadow
whisperingsshouts
Loud vocal outbursts
bellowing · cries · thundering · blaring · booming
whisperingsannouncements
Official statements to many
proclamations · declarations · broadcasts · pronouncements · manifestos
- whispering campaignSecretive spread of damaging rumors
- horse whisperingIntuitive equine behavioral work
- stage whisperingProjecting while seeming hushed
- whispering galleryCurved space carrying quiet sounds
- whispering galleriesSpaces where sounds travel far