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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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of psithurism1
First recorded in 1870–75; from Greek psithýrisma, from psithyrízein “to whisper,” from psíthyros “whispering”
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