susurration

su·sur·ra·tion  (ss-rshn) also su·sur·rus (s-sûrs, -sr-)

n.

A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

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[Middle English susurracioun, from Late Latin susurrti, susurrtin-, from Latin susurrtus, past participle of susurrre, to whisper, from susurrus, whisper, ultimately of imitative origin.]

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su·surrant (s-sûrnt, -sr-), su·surrous (-sûrs, -sr-) adj.

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susurration

1. the act or process of whispering.
2. a whispering sound or soft rustling. Also susurrus. — susurrant, susurrous, adj.

See also: Sound, Speech

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	susurration - the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft susurrus of conversation" susurrus sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	2.	susurration - speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords whisper, whispering, voicelessness speaking, speech production - the utterance of intelligible speech stage whisper - a loud whisper that can be overheard; on the stage it is heard by the audience but it supposed to be inaudible to the rest of the cast