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What is "susurrous"

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Susurrous

Susurrous \Su*sur"rous\, a. [L. susurrus.] Whispering; rustling; full of whispering sounds. [R.]

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susurrous

a. Full of whispering or rustle sounds.

WordNet
susurrous

adj. characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren [syn: murmurous, rustling, soughing]

Usage examples of "susurrous".

I knew him, by his step, the susurrous of the coat he wore, the faint intake and expiry of his breathing.

That susurrous splash, though soft and soothing under other circumstances, now abraded her nerves as effectively as the whine of a dentist's drill.