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psithurism

/ˈsɪθjʊəˌɹɪzəm/

psithurism noun: the sound of rustling leaves or wind in the trees.

Noun

psithurism (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete) The sound of rustling leaves or wind in the trees.

psithurism meaning in Tamil

psithurism in Tamil

சலசலப்பு

Forms of psithurism

alternative formpsithyrism (US)

Origin of psithurism

An adaptation of the Ancient Greek ψιθύρισμα (psithúrisma) or ψιθυρισμός (psithurismós), from ψιθυρίζω (psithurízō, “I whisper”), from ψίθυρος (psíthuros, “whispering, slanderous”).

Questions about psithurism

What does psithurism mean?
Psithurism means the sound of rustling leaves or wind in the trees.
What is psithurism in Tamil?
Psithurism in Tamil is சலசலப்பு. See Psithurism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is psithurism?
Psithurism is a noun.
How do you pronounce psithurism?
Psithurism is pronounced /ˈsɪθjʊəˌɹɪzəm/.

Words near psithurism in the dictionary

  1. PSIR
  2. PSIRs
  3. psis
  4. PSISes
  5. PSISs
  6. psithurism
  7. psithurisma
  8. psittac-
  9. psittaceous
  10. psittacid
  11. psittacids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: psithurism (page history and authors); psithurism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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