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insusurration

/ɪnˌsuːsəˈɹeɪʃən/

insusurration noun: the act of whispering into something.

Noun

insusurration (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The act of whispering into something.

Origin of insusurration

From Latin insūsurrātiō, insūsurrātiōnem (whence -ation), from īnsusurrātus, past participle of īnsusurrō (“to whisper into”), from susurrus (“whisper, murmur”).

Words that rhyme with insusurration

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Questions about insusurration

What does insusurration mean?
Insusurration means the act of whispering into something.
What part of speech is insusurration?
Insusurration is a noun.
How do you pronounce insusurration?
Insusurration is pronounced /ɪnˌsuːsəˈɹeɪʃən/.

Words near insusurration in the dictionary

  1. INSURV
  2. insusceptibility
  3. insusceptible
  4. insusceptibly
  5. insusceptive
  6. insusurration
  7. inswarming
  8. inswarmings
  9. inswathe
  10. inswathed
  11. inswathes

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