the whispering of sth
The whispering of the leaves was soothing.
树叶的沙沙声令人舒缓。
耳语；低语
耳语声；窃窃私语声；传闻；谣言；流言；沙沙声；窸窣声；意念投射；低语传念；耳语的话；流言；谣言
the act of speaking in a very soft voice
耳语的话；流言；谣言
Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.
轻柔的声响,如丝绸摩擦或风吹树叶的声音
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
耳语声；低语声
The sound of whispers;
声带不振动地轻声说话
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
以柔和言语或微妙的精神、能量方式向外发送思想或欲望,从而投射意图与影响的行为
The projection of intention and influence caused by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means.
The whispering in the library made it hard to concentrate on my reading.
图书馆里的窃窃私语声让我很难专心阅读。
用法提示：whispering 作名词，指‘低语声’或‘窃窃私语声’，在这里作句子的主语。
I heard a faint whispering behind me, but when I turned around, nobody was there.
我听到身后有微弱的低语声，但转过身去却没有人。
用法提示：whispering 作名词，表示‘低语声’，前面可用 a faint 修饰。
All the whispering stopped as soon as the teacher entered the classroom.
老师一进教室，所有的窃窃私语声都停了下来。
用法提示：whispering 是名词，指‘窃窃私语声’，用 all 修饰表示全部声音。
The whispering of the leaves was soothing.
树叶的沙沙声令人舒缓。
A whispering spread through the crowd.
一阵低语在人群中传开。
There was much whispering about the scandal.
关于那桩丑闻有很多流言。
murmur 可指说话声或自然声（如流水），通常比 whispering 更模糊、更低沉；常见搭配 a murmur of voices。
mutter 常带不满或抱怨情绪，声音含混不清，而 whispering 只是有意压低音量，情绪更中性。
mumble 强调口齿不清、听不清楚，多因不情愿或困倦；whispering 则是故意只用气声说话。
undertone 常用于 in an undertone（低声地），指相对正常说话音量的低音，不强调气声。
grammar · medium
易错句子Whispering are not allowed in the library.
正确表达Whispering is not allowed in the library.
whispering作为不可数名词，谓语动词应用单数形式is，而非复数are。
grammar · medium
易错句子She spoke in a whispering.
正确表达She spoke in a whisper.
固定搭配'in a whisper'表示用耳语方式，whispering作为名词时不能用于此结构。
与“whispering（低声说话、耳语）”相反，指高声说话；作名词表示喊叫的行为或声音，二者语域不同：shouting含强烈或公开意味。
也指高声说话，与whispering的低语相对，但yelling更多带情绪激动或远距离呼喊的意味。
指尖锐响亮的声音，与whispering的轻柔低语相反；程度比shouting更强，通常因惊恐或兴奋而发出。
whispering既可指轻声说话也可指自然界的沙沙声（如树叶、丝绸）；rustling专指干燥物体摩擦发出的沙沙声，不用于人声。
whispering强调刻意压低的说话声或细微的沙沙声；murmuring指连续低沉、含糊的声音（如流水、人群低语），通常更持续且不易分辨内容。
谣言攻势
The whispering campaign against the mayor was started by his political enemies.
针对市长的谣言攻势是他的政敌发起的。
关于叛乱的流言
There were whisperings of rebellion among the soldiers.
士兵中流传着关于叛乱的流言。
低沉的窃窃私语声
I could hear the low whispering of voices in the next room.
我能听到隔壁房间低沉的窃窃私语声。
风的低语
The whispering of the wind through the trees was soothing.
风穿过树林的低语令人心旷神怡。
与丝绸或树叶的轻柔声响同类，是whispering词义之一所指的轻响。
低声耳语常用来传递秘密，与whispering的私密性相关。
词典释义中whispering包含流言、谣言义项，二者常关联。
轻声交谈的内容常涉及闲言碎语，与whispering的交谈场景相关。
悄悄话往往带有保密性质，与whispering的低语情境密切相关。
谣言攻势；暗中散布流言
The rival team started a whispering campaign against the coach.
对手团队对教练发起了谣言攻势。
耳语廊；回音廊
We visited the whispering gallery and could hear every word from across the room.
我们参观了耳语廊，能听到房间另一头的每句话。
悄悄说情话；甜言蜜语
He spent the whole evening whispering sweet nothings in her ear.
他整个晚上都在她耳边说情话。
低语，当你依偎在我身旁，低语，好让没人听见，我爱你。
This is the opening line of the 1920 song 'Whispering', a pop and jazz standard of the early 20th century.
这是1920年歌曲《Whispering》的开头一句，这首歌曲是20世纪初的流行与爵士经典。
低语般的希望，你的声音多么令人欢迎，使我忧伤的心重获喜悦。
This line is from the 1868 gospel hymn 'Whispering Hope', often performed in church and at memorial services.
这句话出自1868年的赞美诗《Whispering Hope》，常在教堂和追思仪式上演唱。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.