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susurration
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Noun susurration has 2 senses
- susurration(n = noun.event) susurrus - the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft susurrus of conversation" is a kind of sound
- susurration(n = noun.communication) voicelessness, whisper, whispering - speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords; Array is a kind of speaking, speech production
Derived form verb susurrate1
has particulars: stage whisper
Derived form verb susurrate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
susurration, n. [L. susurratio, fr. susurrare to whisper: cf. F. susurration.].
A whispering; a soft murmur. Howell. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
susurration, n. (also susurrus) literary a sound of whispering or rustling.
Etymology
ME f. LL susurratio f. L susurrare
THESAURUS
susurration
aspiration, bated breath, breath, breathy voice, drone, droning, exhalation, gabble, gibber, gibbering, jabber, jibber, little voice, low voice, maundering, mouthing, mumble, mumbling, murmur, murmuration, murmuring, mutter, muttering, rumor, sigh, soft voice, stage whisper, still small voice, susurrus, underbreath, undertone, whisper, whisperingROGET THESAURUS
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Faintness
N faintness, faint sound, whisper, breath, undertone, underbreath, murmur, hum, susurration, tinkle, still small voice, hoarseness, raucity, inaudible, scarcely audible, just audible, low, dull, stifled, muffled, hoarse, husky, gentle, soft, faint, floating, purling, flowing, whispered, liquid, soothing, dulcet, susurrant, susurrous, in a whisper, with bated breath, sotto voce, between the teeth, aside, piano, pianissimo, d la sourdine, out of earshot inaudibly, (ii) SPECIFIC SOUNDS.
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