whisperingness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

whispering +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

whisperingness (plural not attested)

  1. The quality of something that whispers, or makes a soft, breathy sound.
    • 1889, George Meredith, The Shaving of Shagpat, page 143:
      There was a soft whisperingness in the breath of the breezes that swung there, and many sails of charmed ships were seen in momentary gleams, flapping the mast idly far away.