whisperingness

English

Etymology

whispering +‎ -ness

Noun

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.