whispers
Barely audible speech
Whispers are soft, hushed utterances made by partially voicing words—breath shaped into speech without full sound.
People whisper to avoid being overheard or to convey intimacy: She leaned close and whispered the secret.
Figuratively, whispers are rumors or hints of information circulating quietly: whispers of a scandal, whispers of dissent.
Things that make soft rustling sounds also whisper: wind whispering through the trees.
Soft whispering noise
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- undertoneSubdued background quality
- rustleSoft crackling sound
- sighAudible emotional breath
hush · breath · soft-spoken · sibilance · muffled · faint · hushed · breathiness
Acts of revealing guilt
- confidencesPrivate disclosures to another
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
covert · privy · veiled · hidden · undisclosed · intimate · private · hush-hush
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- buzzContinuous low drone
talk · grapevine · tittle-tattle · word · murmurs · rumblings · scuttlebutt · chatter
Sounds producing speech
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- ghostsSpirits of the deceased
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
otherworldly · disembodied · shadows · presence · mysterious · eerie · spectral · beyond
susurration
Soft whispering noise
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- undertoneSubdued background quality
- rustleSoft crackling sound
sigh · hush · breath · soft-spoken · sibilance · muffled · faint · hushed · breathiness · low
confessions
Acts of revealing guilt
- confidencesPrivate disclosures to another
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
clandestine · covert · privy · veiled · hidden · undisclosed · intimate · private · hush-hush · between us
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
buzz · talk · grapevine · tittle-tattle · word · murmurs · rumblings · scuttlebutt · chatter · hints
rustling
Soft crackling noise
gentle · leaves · wind · trees · grass · soft · flutter · brushing · caress · ripple
voices
Sounds producing speech
ethereal · otherworldly · disembodied · shadows · presence · mysterious · eerie · spectral · beyond · unseen
- haunted houseghosts, cobwebs, creaking floors, creaky floors, attic
- secretssecrecy, secret, trade secret, secrets, confidential
- sound effectssound effects, sound effect, ringtone, boing, crash
- casual communicationsmall talk, chit-chat, chitchat, banter, texting
- Fleeting Thingsbreath, blink, wink, glance, glimpses
- Overheard conversationsgossip, secrets, murmurs, chatter, snippets
whispersproclaims
Announces officially or publicly
announces · declares · broadcasts · publicizes · trumpets
- stage whisperLoud whisper for spectators
- dog whispererExpert in canine psychology
- whisper campaignOrganized spreading of damaging rumors
- horse whispererTrainer using gentle methods
- whispering campaignSecretive spread of damaging rumors
- cat whispererPerson who understands felines deeply
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