psithurism

[ sith-yuh-riz-uhm ]

noun
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1870–75; from Greek psithýrisma, from psithyrízein “to whisper,” from psíthyros “whispering”

Words Nearby psithurism

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