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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 whispering
Familiarity information: SUSURRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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