Meanings
adjectivewhisperous (comparative more whisperous, superlative most whisperous)
comparative more whisperous · superlative most whisperous
- whispery
In his apartment the doctor, conscious of his whisperous breathing, placed the letter on the kitchen table and sat looking at it, waiting for a tea kettle of water to boil.
1973, Bernard Malamud, Rembrandt's Hat, page 118
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whisperous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whisperous
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“whisperous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whisperous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whisperous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whisperous.
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