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")