See Also: whispering(dictionary)
whispering pectoriloquy(medicine)
whispering campaign(dictionary)

whispering (iou)



whispering noun. OE.
[from WHISPER verb + -ING1.]
The action of WHISPER verb; an instance of this.
Comb.: whispering campaign a systematic circulation of a rumour, esp. in order to denigrate a person or thing; whispering-gallery a usu. circular or elliptical gallery situated under a dome, whose acoustic properties are such that a whisper may be heard round its entire circumference.