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# whispering

noun (whisperings); also the -ing form of whisper

«whispering» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Whispering is speaking very softly, so only people close by can hear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whispering/#m1)
2. A whispering is a soft, secret talk, often about someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whispering/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a creature awakens someone with its whisperings

### Examples

- I was woken by their whisperings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whispering/#x1)
- The class fell quiet with whispering. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whispering/#x2)
- The whispering wind moved the leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whispering/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

in tales, a creature awakens someone with its whisperings

### Examples

- For I have heard the whispering of many, terror on every side; while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. (Writings PSA.31.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whispering/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «whispering» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whispering/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«whispering» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/whispering.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «whispering» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/whispering/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«whispering» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/whispering.html) on Mova free.