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su⋅sur⋅rus

[soo-sur-uhs]
–noun, plural -rus⋅es.
a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper.

Origin:
1825–35; < L: a whisper
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su·sur·ra·tion   (sōō'sə-rā'shən)   
n.  A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

[Middle English susurracioun, from Late Latin susurrātiō, susurrātiōn-, from Latin susurrātus, past participle of susurrāre, to whisper, from susurrus, whisper, ultimately of imitative origin.]
su·sur'rant (sŏŏ-sûr'ənt, -sŭr'-), su·sur'rous (-sûr'əs, -sŭr'-) adj.
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