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for susurration
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
susurration
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]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "susurration":
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
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