səˈreɪ noun
a soft murmur; whisper.
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| —vb | |
| literary (intr) to make a soft rustling sound; whisper; murmur | |
| [C17: from Latin susurrāre to whisper] | |
| susurrant | |
| —adj | |
| susur'ration | |
| —n | |
| 'susurrus | |
| —n | |
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susurration
"whisper, murmur," c.1400, from L. susurrationem (nom. susurratio), from pp. of susurrare, from susurrus "murmur, whisper," a reduplication of the PIE imitative base *swer- (cf. Skt. svarati "sounds, resounds," Gk. syrinx "flute," L. surdus "dull, mute," O.C.S. svirati "to whistle," Lith. surmo "pipe,
shawm," Ger. schwirren "to buzz," O.E. swearm "swarm").
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