susurration

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌsu.səˈreɪ.ʃən/

Definition of susurration

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A low and indistinct whispering sound; a murmur.
    “Most of the Hummers are honey-lovers, and they extract the sweetest juices of the flowers. The "soft susurrations" of their wings, as they poise above the flowers, inserting their long beaks into tubes of nectar, announce their presence.”
    “The rain was now falling more steadily, with a low, monotonous susurration, interrupted at long intervals by the sudden slashing of the boughs of the trees as the wind rose and failed.”
    “"If only that last part is a translation…." said Dalton hopefully. Then the alien susurration ceased coming from the reproducer and he closed his mouth abruptly and leaned forward.”
    “Halleck nodded, heard the faint sussurration^([sic]) and felt the air shift as a lockport swung open beside him.”

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Etymology

From Latin susurratio.

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