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SUSURRUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does susurrus mean? 

SUSURRUS (noun)
  The noun SUSURRUS has 1 sense:

1. the indistinct sound of people whisperingplay

  Familiarity information: SUSURRUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUSURRUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The indistinct sound of people whispering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

susurration; susurrus

Context example:

a soft susurrus of conversation

Hypernyms ("susurrus" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Derivation:

susurrate (issue soft noises)


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