heypolyglot
Italian

sussurrare

/sussurˈrare/verbB1
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Meaning

to whisper

  • To speak very softly using breath rather than vocal cords
  • To rustle or murmur softly, such as wind or leaves

In a sentence

Mi ha sussurrato un segreto all'orecchio.

He whispered a secret in my ear.

Perché sussurrate invece di parlare normalmente?

Why are you whispering instead of talking normally?

Non sussurrare in biblioteca, fai comunque rumore.

Don't whisper in the library; you're still making noise.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
sussurrareinfinitive
sussurroindicative · present · singular · 1st person
sussurriindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
sussurraindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
sussurriamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
sussurrateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
sussurranoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
sussurravoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sussurraviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sussurravaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sussurravamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sussurravateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sussurravanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sussurraiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
sussurrastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
sussurròindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
sussurrammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
sussurrasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
sussurraronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
sussurreròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
sussurreraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
sussurreràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
sussurreremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
sussurrereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
sussurrerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
sussurrisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
sussurrisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
sussurrisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
sussurriamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
sussurriatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
sussurrinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
sussurrassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
sussurrassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
sussurrassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
sussurrassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
sussurrastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
sussurrasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
sussurrereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
sussurreresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
sussurrerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
sussurreremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
sussurreresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
sussurrerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
sussurraimperative · singular · 2nd person
sussurriamoimperative · plural · 1st person
sussurrateimperative · plural · 2nd person
sussurrandogerund
sussurratopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Regular -are verb conjugated with 'avere'.
  • Near-synonym: 'bisbigliare'.

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