susurrando
/susurando/from spelling rules
The English phrase "whispering" is translated into Spanish as susurrando.
In Spanish, one might also use the phrase Decir en voz baja to indicate speaking in a low voice.
How does it change in a sentence?
susurrando is the gerund of the verb susurrar and is used to express continuous action. For comparison, the first-person singular present indicative form of the verb is susurro (I whisper) and the future tense first-person singular form is susurraré (I will whisper).
How do you pronounce it?
/susurando/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word susurro is a cognate of the English word 'susurrus', a rare literary term for a humming or whispering sound.
- The verb susurrar shares a phonetic similarity with the sound of the 's' itself, making it an example of onomatopoeia, where the word mimics the sound of the action it describes.
- While 'whispering' in English is often a neutral description of volume, in Spanish, using susurrar can sometimes imply a sense of intimacy or even conspiracy between two people.
Examples in context
- ¿Por qué estamos susurrando?Why are we whispering?Tatoeba #3014110 by hayastan, translation #2646172 by CK
- Él estiró el cuello un poco esperando oír lo que estaban susurrando.He craned his neck a bit in hopes of hearing what they were whispering.Tatoeba #1306675 by Shishir, translation #608949 by darinmex
- Tom y Mary estaban acurrucados y Tom le estaba susurrando algo a Mary en el oído.Tom and Mary were snuggled up to each other and Tom was whispering something into Mary's ear.Tatoeba #2266163 by hayastan, translation #2263539 by CK
- Los políticos cuchicheaban en el salón del congreso.The politicians whispered in the congress hall.
- Los amigos murmuraban en el cine durante la película.The friends whispered in the cinema during the movie.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are in a quiet library.
- LucíaNo me gusta que estés susurrando así.I don't like you whispering like that.
- DanielLo siento, Lucía, no quería molestarte.I'm sorry, Lucía, I didn't want to bother you.
- LucíaSolo intenta hablar más bajo.Just try to speak lower.
- DanielEstá bien, no volverá a pasar.Okay, it won't happen again.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
