whispering
1. whis.per.ing n 1a: whispered speech 1b: GOSSIP, RUMOR 2: a sibilant sound : WHISPER 2. whispering \-p(*-)rin-le-\ aj : spreading confidential and esp. derogatory reports {~ tongues c an poison truth -S.T. Coleridge} - whis.per.ing.ly av