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SUSURRUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The indistinct sound of people whispering

Example:

a soft susurrus of conversation

Synonyms:

susurration; susurrus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("susurrus" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Derivation:

susurrate (issue soft noises)

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