WHISPERING


Meaning of WHISPERING in English

n.

Function: adjective

Date: 1547

1 : making a sibilant sound

2 : spreading confidential and especially derogatory reports < whispering tongues can poison truth ― S. T. Coleridge>

– whis · per · ing · ly \ -p( ə -)ri ŋ -l ē \ adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.