susurratev.
/ˈs(j)uːsʌreɪt//s(j)uːˈsʌreɪt/ rare (chiefly literary) .
intransitive. To whisper.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > speak in a particular manner [verb (intransitive)] > whisper
whisperc950
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whistera1382
mumc1390
runka1500
susurr1529
whista1555
susurrate1623
rewhisper1753
cutter1781
whittie-whattie1821
1623 in H. Cockeram Eng. Dict.
1957 H. Williamson Golden Virgin iii. xxvi. 395 While feet susurrated on the parquet floor made smooth..by scatterings of french chalk.
1968 M. Jones Day They put Humpty together Again 45 The lining of her coat susurrated noisily.
1972 New Yorker 30 Sept. 6/3 In the Palm Court, violin music susurrates from five to seven.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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