susurrant
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of susurrant
1785–95; < Latin susurrant- (stem of susurrāns ) (present participle of susurrāre to whisper). See susurrus, -ant
Example Sentences
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A man escaping from Biddle Island would do better to try his luck with the river, the tides, and the sharks, than to test the quiet susurrant heart of the marsh.
From Literature
The atmosphere of the plane's interior was filled with the low murmur of a hundred conversations against the background of the susurrant mutter of the mighty engines.
From Project Gutenberg
Also, there lacked the persistent susurrant sound of the ventilation pumps.
From Project Gutenberg
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