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)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sussurrare | infinitive |
| sussurro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sussurri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sussurra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sussurriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sussurrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sussurrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sussurravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sussurravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sussurrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sussurravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sussurravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sussurravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sussurrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sussurrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sussurrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sussurrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sussurraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sussurrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sussurrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sussurrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sussurrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sussurreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sussurrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sussurreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sussurri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sussurri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sussurri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sussurriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sussurriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sussurrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sussurrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sussurrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sussurrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sussurrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sussurraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sussurrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sussurrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sussurreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sussurrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sussurreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sussurrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sussurrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sussurra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sussurriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sussurrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sussurrando | gerund |
| sussurrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Regular -are verb conjugated with 'avere'.
- Near-synonym: 'bisbigliare'.