Crossword clues for susurration
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Susurration \Su`sur*ra"tion\, n. [L. susurratio, fr. susurrare
to whisper: cf. F. susurration.]
A whispering; a soft murmur. ``Soft susurrations of the
trees.''
--Howell.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"a whispering, a murmur," c.1400, from Latin susurrationem (nominative susurratio), from past participle stem of susurrare "to hum, murmur," from susurrus "a murmur, whisper," a reduplication of the PIE imitative base *swer- (2) "to buzz, whisper" (cognates: Sanskrit svarati "sounds, resounds," Greek syrinx "flute," Latin surdus "dull, mute," Old Church Slavonic svirati "to whistle," Lithuanian surmo "pipe, shawm," German schwirren "to buzz," Old English swearm "a swarm").
Wiktionary
n. low, indistinct continuous whispering sound; a murmur
WordNet
n. the indistinct sound of people whispering [syn: susurrus]
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: whisper, whispering]
Usage examples of "susurration".
Ryan could catch the susurration of a tinkling harpsichord, delicate, plangent notes.
She heard a susurration of movement half glimpsed in the pearlescent aether that engulfed her.
There was not even a hint of the susurration of distant tumbling streams and the blowing of the wind through low cols and around high peaks that was always present in the mountains.
For long seconds, the bridge was silent save for the susurration of ventilators and the background noise of powerful engines coming to life deep within the hull.
He almost physically heard the susurration of the knife as it sliced, and the hollow knock as it struck the chopping board below and the melon fell in two.
Splock hissed serpently, in a susurration so sibilant it set the psyche on edge.
Lulled by the susurration of the waves, she sat among saltbushes and watched the evening's glory fade.
Just outside the ring of light, he heard the small skitterings and soft susurrations of the nocturnal animals.
The only sounds in the lounge were the susurrations as the panels in the tables opened to allow drinks to rise to the surface, the random sounds of fingernails or teeth on glass, and the ever-present hiss of the megaflow as it rampaged past the vessel.
At last a faint change in the susurrations and creaks of the ship around him, a brief tug of shifting grav fields, made him realize the Ariel was breaking free of Escobar orbit.
At the bottom, they emerged into a pump room, the susurrations of many fans a background for the sounds of violence from outside.