Susurrous

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.

Thesaurus

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"