Polyglot Dictionary

sussurrar

/susuˈxaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
sussurro
preterite (eu)
sussurrei
past participle
sussurrado

Meaning

  1. to whisper

    • Sussurrou o segredo.

      He whispered the secret.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cochichar

cochichar is more about gossipy or secretive whispering, like whispering behind someone's back; sussurrar is more general or gentle, like a lover's whisper.

Similar in other languages

German

flüstern

flüstern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to whisper."

Spanish

bisbisear

bisbisear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to whisper."

Spanish

cuchichear

cuchichear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to whisper."

Practice

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