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susurrus

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈsuː.sə.ɹəs/Part of speech nounSorted rrsssuuuStarts with SEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the indistinct sound of people whispering

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin susurrus (“a humming, whispering”); reduplication of imitative Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”).

Used in a sentence

  • [Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was] pelted with buckets of water by firemen, and, finally, currycombed and rubbed down by two grooms, keeping a sharp susurrus between them, so as to soothe his wounded feelings; […]
  • The soft susurrus and sighs of the branches.
  • They heard the Green Fork before they saw it, an endless susurrus, like the growl of some great beast.

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