Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun whispering

2 senses of whispering

Sense 1
rustle, rustling, whisper, whispering -- (a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind)
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Sense 2
whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness -- (speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords)
       => speaking, speech production -- (the utterance of intelligible speech)

Antonyms of verb whisper

1 sense of whisper

Sense 1
whisper -- (speak softly; in a low voice)
       Antonym of shout (Sense 1)
      => shout -- (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb whisper

1 sense of whisper

Sense 1
whisper -- (speak softly; in a low voice)
       => talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")

Antonyms of adj whispering

1 sense of whispering

Sense 1
murmuring, susurrant, whispering -- (making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices")

INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> loud -- (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones")

Similarity of adj whispering

1 sense of whispering

Sense 1
murmuring, susurrant, whispering -- (making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices")
       => soft (vs. loud) -- ((of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music")

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