Meaning
to whisper
- To speak very softly using one's breath without vibrating the vocal cords.
- To murmur or rustle gently, like leaves or a breeze.
In a sentence
Gli studenti continuavano a bisbigliare durante tutta la spiegazione.
The students kept whispering throughout the explanation.
Cosa ti ha bisbigliato all'orecchio prima di andarsene?
What did she whisper in your ear before leaving?
Non bisbigliate in biblioteca, cercate di fare silenzio.
Don't whisper in the library; try to be quiet.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bisbigliare | infinitive |
| bisbiglio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| bisbigli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bisbiglia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bisbigliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| bisbigliate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bisbigliano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bisbigliavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bisbigliavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bisbigliava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bisbigliavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bisbigliavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bisbigliavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bisbigliai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| bisbigliasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| bisbigliò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| bisbigliammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| bisbigliaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| bisbigliarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| bisbiglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| bisbiglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| bisbiglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| bisbiglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| bisbiglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| bisbiglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| bisbigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| bisbigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bisbigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bisbigliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| bisbigliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bisbiglino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bisbigliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bisbigliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bisbigliasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bisbigliassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bisbigliaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bisbigliassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bisbiglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| bisbiglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bisbiglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bisbiglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| bisbigliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bisbiglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bisbiglia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| bisbigliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| bisbigliate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| bisbigliando | gerund |
| bisbigliato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Synonymous with 'sussurrare'. Can be used both transitively and intransitively.