psithurism
[ sith-yuh-riz-uhm ]
noun
a rustling or whispering sound, such as leaves in the wind; susurration: Standing in the glade I heard a quiet psithurism, just straddling the line between music and noise.
Origin of psithurism
1First recorded in 1870–75; from Greek psithýrisma, from psithyrízein “to whisper,” from psíthyros “whispering”
Words Nearby psithurism
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