susurrus
/ˈsuː.sə.ɹəs/US/ˈsu.sə.ɹəs/
susurrus noun: a whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
Noun
susurrus (plural susurruses)
- A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
- [Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was] pelted with buckets of water by firemen, and, finally, currycombed and rubbed down by two grooms, keeping a sharp susurrus between them, so as to soothe his wounded feelings; […]1847 February, Thomas De Quincey, “Notes on Walter Savage Landor”, in Leaders in Literature with a Notice of Traditional Errors Affecting Them (De Quincey’s Works; IX), London: James Hogg & Sons...
- The soft susurrus and sighs of the branches.1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, (please specify either |part=I or II)
susurrus meaning in Tamil
susurrus in Tamil
- முணுமுணுப்பு
Examples of susurrus in a sentence
- They heard the Green Fork before they saw it, an endless susurrus, like the growl of some great beast.2000 August 8, George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, “”, in A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire; 3), London: Voyager, →ISBN, page 555:
- I sipped at a drink and smoked cigarettes in a silence so profound that I could hear the susurrus of the blindfold's soft fabric rustle and slip between my fingers.2004, Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram: A Novel, →ISBN, page 613:
- I walked steadily toward the pennant pole amid a sea of susurrus murmurings.2007, Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind, →ISBN, page 301:
- Bod could feel the Sleer listening to Jack's words, could feel a low susurrus of excitement building in the chamber.2008, Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book, →ISBN, page 262:
Forms of susurrus
| plural | susurruses |
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Origin of susurrus
Borrowed from Latin susurrus (“a humming, whispering”); reduplication of imitative Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”).
Questions about susurrus
- What does susurrus mean?
- Susurrus means a whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
- What is susurrus in Tamil?
- Susurrus in Tamil is முணுமுணுப்பு. See Susurrus meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use susurrus in a sentence?
- They heard the Green Fork before they saw it, an endless susurrus, like the growl of some great beast.
- What part of speech is susurrus?
- Susurrus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce susurrus?
- Susurrus is pronounced /ˈsuː.sə.ɹəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of susurrus?
- The plural of susurrus is susurruses.
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