su·sur·ra·tion

(so͞o′sə-rā′shən) also su·sur·rus (so͝o-sûr′əs, -sŭr′-)

A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

[Middle English susurracioun, from Late Latin susurrātiō, susurrātiōn-, from Latin susurrātus, past participle of susurrāre, to whisper, from susurrus, whisper, ultimately of imitative origin.]

su·sur′rant (so͝o-sûr′ənt, -sŭr′-), su·sur′rous (-sûr′əs, -sŭr′-) 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

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

susurration

noun

A low, indistinct, and often continuous sound:

mumble, murmur, sigh, sough, susurrus, whisper.

Translations

susurration

n (liter) → Säuseln nt (liter)

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