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psithurism

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[sith-yuh-riz-uhm] / ˈsɪθ jəˌrɪz əm /

noun

  1. An image of the word psithurism as defined by a rustling or whispering sound, such as leaves in the wind; susurration.

    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.


Etymology

Origin of psithurism

First recorded in 1870–75; from Greek psithýrisma, from psithyrízein “to whisper,” from psíthyros “whispering”


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