susurration
/ˌsuːsʌˈreɪʃ(ə)n
/(also susurrus /suːˈsʌrəs/)
noun [mass noun] literary
Whispering or rustling: the susurration of the river...
- And there came, like the dry susurrus of wind before thunder peals and lightning, a great rustle of excitement.
- Dawn is diluting darkness from the sky and it's difficult to distinguish between the susurration of the surf and the swishing whisper of the casuarinas around us.
- Niagara's recurring invocation of the sound of water, the susurration and crashing of the falls, brings Rhys consciously, at first inexplicably, to mind.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin susurratio(n-), from Latin susurrare 'to murmur, hum', from susurrus 'whisper'.