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adjective rare Whispering.
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adjective Murmured, soft.
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adjective making a low continuous indistinct sound
Etymologies
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Latin susurrans, p.pr. from susurrare to whisper.
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Examples
I lay in the gloom watching them swirl unsteadily in the light breeze of the ceiling fan — their susurrant voices emitting smoke that held for just a moment before the stuttering wind from the blades dissipated them unsteadily.
I lay in the gloom watching them swirl unsteadily in the light breeze of the ceiling fan — their susurrant voices emitting smoke that held for just a moment before the stuttering wind from the blades dissipated them unsteadily.
The manic tones of the threat warning klaxon stuttered to silence, the only sound the susurrant rush of oxygen through the respirators of their battle armor.
But he became aware that there was a susurrant undertone to his voice as it emerged from his artificial larynx, and that perhaps it might seem to be the whispering of the breeze.
The voice that spoke into it was no more than a susurrant mumble, like waves on the seashore, and she wasn't able to concentrate on who it was or what they said.
The voice that spoke into it was no more than a susurrant mumble, like waves on the seashore, and she wasn't able to concentrate on who it was or what they said.
Her breath cut off and she began to strangle, her continued screams but a soft susurrant rattle deep in her Groat, as in a nightmare when one opens one's mouth to call out and no sound is heard.
Susurrar. A beautiful Spanish word meaning "to whisper." It can also be applied to the lazy ebb and flow of ocean tides, rustling leaves or a velvety springtime zephyr. Mmmmmh.
nycanthro commented on the word susurrant
Susurrar. A beautiful Spanish word meaning "to whisper." It can also be applied to the lazy ebb and flow of ocean tides, rustling leaves or a velvety springtime zephyr. Mmmmmh.
March 2, 2009