English Explanatory Dictionary

susurrus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

Pronunciation

/ˈsuː.sə.ɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-susurrus.wav /ˈsu.sə.ɹəs/ /səˈsəɹ.əs/

Word forms

susurrus susurruses

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin susurrus (“a humming, whispering”); reduplication of imitative Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”).

Related words

insusurration susurrant susurrous susurrate susurration
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