Illustration: In a family living room, a toddler sleeps on a floor cushion while two older siblings sit close together nearby. One leans toward the other’s ear, lips barely parted and a hand curved around the side of the mouth. The listener tilts an ear closer and suppresses a grin behind closed lips.

ひそひそ

hisohiso

in a whisper

Example sentences

彼かれはひそひそと話はなした。
He spoke under his breath.
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どうしてひそひそ声こえで話はなしてるの？
Why are you whispering?
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両親りょうしんが昨晩さくばんひそひそと話はなしをしているのを聞きいた。
I heard my parents whispering last night.
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