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su·sur·ra·tion S0925900 (so͞o′sə-rā′shən) also su·sur·rus (so͝o-sûr′əs, -sŭr′-)n. 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.su•sur•rus (sʊˈsɜr əs) n., pl. -rus•es. a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper. [1825–35; < Latin: a whisper] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | susurrus - the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft susurrus of conversation"susurrationsound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
susurrusnounA low, indistinct, and often continuous sound:mumble, murmur, sigh, sough, susurration, whisper.EncyclopediaSeemurmursusurrus
mur·mur (mer'mĕr), Avoid the misspelling murmer.1. A soft sound, like that made by a somewhat forcible expiration with the mouth open, heard on auscultation of the heart, lungs, or blood vessels. Synonym(s): susurrus2. An other-than-soft sound, which may be loud, harsh, or frictional; organic cardiac murmurs may be soft or loud and harsh; pericardial murmurs usually are frictional and are more properly described as "rubs" rather than murmurs. [L.] susurrus Related to susurrus: allegedly, nary, InbetweenSynonyms for susurrusnoun a low, indistinct, and often continuous soundSynonyms- mumble
- murmur
- sigh
- sough
- susurration
- whisper
Synonyms for susurrusnoun the indistinct sound of people whisperingSynonymsRelated Words |