whispering

«whispering» in Mova's school dictionary: speaking very softly, so only people close by can hear — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) Whispering is speaking very softly, so only people close by can hear. tree →

2) A whispering is a soft, secret talk, often about someone. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales, a creature awakens someone with its whisperings

examples

• I was woken by their whisperings. tree →
• The class fell quiet with whispering. tree →
• The whispering wind moved the leaves. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• Grown-ups keep friends' secrets too, so whispering on the phone is often about someone else's private problem.
• Whispering and giggling about someone who is present makes them feel left out and talked about.
• Whispering unkind things behind someone's back is as bad as saying them out loud.
• Everyone was whispering.» She was hurt that they hadn't trusted her.
• Children often notice when something is wrong — whispering, closed doors, tense smiles.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «whispering» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.