Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Whispering; full of sounds resembling whispers; rustling.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Whispering; rustling; full of whispering sounds.
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- adjective Full of
whispering orrustling sounds.
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- adjective characterized by soft sounds
Etymologies
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Examples
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I miss the electronic susurrous of the sum of human knowledge, underpinning reality.
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I miss the electronic susurrous of the sum of human knowledge, underpinning reality.
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“Music is life,” added Lothero, susurrous as he spun on one foot.
vignette: zombies (for andrew) Dean Francis Alfar 2005
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Harry detected a satisfied Japanese intake of breath, a susurrous pleasure that filled the room.
December 6 Smith, Martin Cruz 2002
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Up from the sea came the susurrous voice of the reef whispering its eternal questions.
Where the Sun Swings North Barrett Willoughby
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In every garret, from every rafter, slowly swayed great susurrous bunches of withered herbs and simples awaiting expression and distillation, and dreaming perhaps of the summer breezes that had blown through them in the sunny days of their youth in their meadow homes.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England Alice Morse Earle 1881
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There are some items missing: surely, if susurrar is onomatopoeic Spanish for rustle, the English equivalents, susurration, susurrant, susurrous, and susurrus should be shown.
ofravens commented on the word susurrous
My head on the pillow (Piano, pianissimo)
Lullayed by susurrous lyres and viols.
from "Alicante Lullaby," Sylvia Plath
March 26, 2008