Hissed and Whispered

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Whispered and hissed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whispered" instead the word "Hissed" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: hiss, hissing

Whispered adjective - Spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords.

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Hissed and whispered are semantically related. You can use "Hissed" instead the word "Whispered" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: whisper, whispering, whisperer

It was quite the fashion at one point; there were even 'said books' (hence the name, "said book-ism") you could buy with lists of verbs that can be used instead of "said", like "exclaimed", "emoted", "whispered", "sighed", "rumbled", "hissed", "pontificated", "enquired", etc.

Source: Said Bookism

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