Main Entry: su·sur·rus
Pronunciation: su-'s&r-&s, -'s&-r&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, hum, whisper -- more at SWARM
: a whispering or rustling sound
- su·sur·rant /-'s&r-&nt, -'s&-r&nt/ adjective
A sussurant stir went thru' the crowd at Stan's revelation of true murderer.
We can hear this every summer night in the trees..... insects that whisper their secrets from the day all at once and over and over.
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Sussurant or sussurous
Katy,
I love this word but its synonym has a fourth S, so I'm going with it. I don't think a word could get any more onomatopoetic.
I love this word but its synonym has a fourth S, so I'm going with it. I don't think a word could get any more onomatopoetic.
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