susurration
/ˌsu.səˈreɪ.ʃən/
susurration noun: a low and indistinct whispering sound; a murmur.
Noun
susurration (countable and uncountable, plural susurrations)
- A low and indistinct whispering sound; a murmur.
- Most of the Hummers are honey-lovers, and they extract the sweetest juices of the flowers. The "soft susurrations" of their wings, as they poise above the flowers, inserting their long beaks into tubes of nectar, announce their presence.1898, Birds and All Nature, volume 4
- The rain was now falling more steadily, with a low, monotonous susurration, interrupted at long intervals by the sudden slashing of the boughs of the trees as the wind rose and failed.1907, Ambrose Bierce, Beyond the Wall
Forms of susurration
| plural | susurrations |
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Origin of susurration
From Latin susurratio.
Words that rhyme with susurration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about susurration
- What does susurration mean?
- Susurration means a low and indistinct whispering sound; a murmur.
- What part of speech is susurration?
- Susurration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce susurration?
- Susurration is pronounced /ˌsu.səˈreɪ.ʃən/.
- What is the plural of susurration?
- The plural of susurration is susurrations.
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