susurration

[ soo-suh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ˌsu səˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

a soft murmur; whisper.

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Origin of susurration

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin susurrātiōn- (stem of susurrātiō), equivalent to susurrāt(us) (past participle of susurrāre;see susurrus, -ate¹) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby susurration

sustineo alas, Sustiva, susu, susurrant, susurrate, susurration, susurrous, susurrus, Sutcliffe, Suth., Sutherland

How to use susurration in a sentence

The muffled sound that had awakened him had been the soft susurration of the door as it had slid open when the power died.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
Then the alien susurration ceased coming from the reproducer and he closed his mouth abruptly and leaned forward.
The Record of Currupira|Robert Abernathy
The sob of the saxophone came through the window near by, the froufrou of the dancers made a soft susurration faintly audible.
Maw's Vacation|Emerson Hough
His own name, pronounced in the utmost compression of susurration, they say, he catches at a quarter furlong interval.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb|Charles Lamb

If he had read his Biffin he would have known that the correct terms are a "susurration of sparrows" and a "pop of weasels."
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914|Various