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Susurrous

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su·sur·ra·tion  (ss-rshn) also su·sur·rus (s-sûrs, -sr-)
n.
A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
[Middle English susurracioun, from Late Latin susurrti, susurrtin-, from Latin susurrtus, past participle of susurrre, to whisper, from susurrus, whisper, ultimately of imitative origin.]
su·surrant (s-sûrnt, -sr-), su·surrous (-sûrs, -sr-) adj.
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Adj.1.susurrous - characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren
murmurous, rustling, soughing
soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
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Pope's innovation is in her language--kinetic, hyper-alliterative, here mild and susurrous, there blazing with pith and zip--and the intelligence with which she portrays genuine hurt: In time my tongue turned hard and white, lathering soap until my soap-mouth foamed and sang, all fume and boil, all hook and dazzle.
Watermark by Dietz, Maggie / Harvard Review
Redoubling, they cast all as sparkling gems susurrous in the tickle of a breeze.
London at Night by Nicola, James B. / The Upstart Crow
 
 
 
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