Meaning of susurrus | Babel Free

Definitions

A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

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Examples

“[Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was] pelted with buckets of water by firemen, and, finally, currycombed and rubbed down by two grooms, keeping a sharp susurrus between them, so as to soothe his wounded feelings; […]”

“The soft susurrus and sighs of the branches.”

“They heard the Green Fork before they saw it, an endless susurrus, like the growl of some great beast.”

“I sipped at a drink and smoked cigarettes in a silence so profound that I could hear the susurrus of the blindfold's soft fabric rustle and slip between my fingers.”

“I walked steadily toward the pennant pole amid a sea of susurrus murmurings.”

“Bod could feel the Sleer listening to Jack's words, could feel a low susurrus of excitement building in the chamber.”

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