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susurration
noun[ C or U ]
literaryuk /ˌsuː.sərˈeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌsʌs.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/
a soft, low noise like someone whispering(= speaking using their breath but not their voice):
We lay on the beach listening to the susurration of the water and looking up at the sky.
When he rose to speak, the chamber was filled with susurrations.
Synonym
susurrus
She opened her book, but the susurration of the river, the song of the birds, and the distant hum of voices, made her close her eyes.
October is the perfect time to visit the island: pleasantly warm, and barely a sound except the susurration of wind in the carob trees.
After a moment, and when our eyes had grown accustomed to the dark, we heard the susurration of low voices coming from the loudspeakers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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