noun
susurration
Susurration (noun) means a soft, hard-to-make-out sound of whispering.
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A soft, hard-to-make-out sound of whispering.
"The rain was now falling more steadily, with a low, monotonous susurration, interrupted at long intervals by the sudden slashing of the boughs of the trees as the wind rose and failed."
— Ambrose Bierce, Beyond the Wall (1907)
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Etymology
Comes from Latin susurratio.
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Rhymes for susurration
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What is the meaning of susurration?
"susurration" (noun) means a soft, hard-to-make-out sound of whispering.
What is another word for susurration?
Other words for "susurration" include whisper, susurrus, voicelessness, whispering.