susurrus
susurrus · susurruses
Säuseln
A whispering or rustling soundA whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
UK/ˈsuː.sə.ɹəs/US/ˈsu.sə.ɹəs/
Meaning
1 senses(literary)A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
Säuseln
the indistinct sound of people whispering
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
whispering or rustling sound:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin susurrus (“a humming, whispering”); reduplication of imitative Proto-IBorrowed from Latin susurrus (“a humming, whispering”); reduplication of imitative Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”).
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Forms
plural: susurruses| Singular | susurrus |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the indistinct sound of people whispering:susurration