susurrar

/susuˈraɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
susurro
preterite (yo)
susurré
past participle
susurrado

Meaning

  1. to whisper

    • Me susurró al oído.

      He whispered in my ear.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

bisbisear

susurrar is the more common word for "to whisper"; bisbisear is more about mumbling or muttering under one's breath.

cuchichear

cuchichear specifically means to whisper secretively, like gossiping; susurrar is the general word "to whisper."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cochichar

cochichar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to whisper."

Portuguese

segredar

segredar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to whisper."

Practice

1 What does susurrar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches susurrar?

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