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Susurration definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUSURRA'TION, n. [L. susurratio; susurro, to whisper.]
A whispering; a soft murmur.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft susurrus of conversation" [syn: susurration, susurrus]
2: speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: whisper, whispering, susurration, voicelessness]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century a whispering sound ; murmur

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also susurrus) literary a sound of whispering or rustling. Etymology: ME f. LL susurratio f. L susurrare

Webster's 1913 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.

Moby Thesaurus

aspiration, bated breath, breath, breathy voice, drone, droning, exhalation, gabble, gibber, gibbering, jabber, jibber, little voice, low voice, maundering, mouthing, mumble, mumbling, murmur, murmuration, murmuring, mutter, muttering, rumor, sigh, soft voice, stage whisper, still small voice, susurrus, underbreath, undertone, whisper, whispering