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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschuchotements
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shoo-sho-tuh-mahn
"Elle pouvait entendre les chuchotements des feuilles dans la brise."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Soft spoken words or sounds that are barely audible.
"She could hear the whispers of the leaves in the gentle breeze." - 2
A rumor or piece of gossip.
"There were whispers about the upcoming changes in management."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'whisper' originates from the Old English 'hwisprian', which means to speak softly or in a hushed tone. It is related to similar words in other Germanic languages, reflecting a long-standing human practice of communicating discreetly.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Whispers" is said worldwide
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chuchotements
Transliteration: shoo-sho-tuh-mahn
"Elle pouvait entendre les chuchotements des feuilles dans la brise."
Flüstern
Transliteration: flü-stern
"Sie konnte das Flüstern der Blätter im sanften Wind hören."
sussurri
Transliteration: sus-sùr-ri
"Poteva sentire i sussurri delle foglie nella dolce brezza."
susurros
Transliteration: su-su-rros
"Ella podía escuchar los susurros de las hojas en la suave brisa."
sussurros
Transliteration: sus-sur-ros
"Ela podia ouvir os sussurros das folhas na brisa suave."
फुसफुसाहटें
Transliteration: phusphusahatein
"वह नरम हवा में पत्तियों की फुसफुसाहटें सुन सकती थी।"
低语
Transliteration: dī yǔ
"她能听到微风中树叶的低语。"
속삭임
Transliteration: soksagim
"그녀는 부드러운 바람 속에서 나뭇잎의 속삭임을 들을 수 있었다."
ささやき
Transliteration: sasayaki
"彼女は穏やかな風の中で葉のささやきを聞くことができた。"
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