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Susurration

//ˌsu.səˈreɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A low and indistinct whispering sound; a murmur. countable, uncountable

    "Most of the Hummers are honey-lovers, and they extract the sweetest juices of the flowers. The "soft susurrations" of their wings, as they poise above the flowers, inserting their long beaks into tubes of nectar, announce their presence."

  2. 2
    speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords wordnet
  3. 3
    the indistinct sound of people whispering wordnet

Etymology

From Latin susurratio.

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