susurration
[ soo-suh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
a soft murmur; whisper.
Origin of susurration
1Words Nearby susurration
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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 GarrettThen the alien susurration ceased coming from the reproducer and he closed his mouth abruptly and leaned forward.
The Record of Currupira | Robert AbernathyThe 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 HoughHis 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 LambIf he had read his Biffin he would have known that the correct terms are a "susurration of sparrows" and a "pop of weasels."
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