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susurrant

[ soo-sur-uhnt ]
/ sʊˈsɜr ənt /
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adjective
softly murmuring; whispering.
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Origin of susurrant

1785–95; <Latin susurrant- (stem of susurrāns) (present participle of susurrāre to whisper). See susurrus, -ant

Words nearby susurrant

sustentation, sustentation fund, sustention, sustineo alas, susu, susurrant, susurrate, susurration, susurrous, susurrus, Sutcliffe
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Words related to susurrant

sough, susurration, susurrus, buzzing, humming, rustling

How to use susurrant in a sentence

  • Also, there lacked the persistent susurrant sound of the ventilation pumps.

    The Stars, My Brothers|Edmond Hamilton
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