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susurrus

/ˈsuː.sə.ɹəs/ UK
/ˈsu.sə.ɹəs/ US
/səˈsəɹ.əs/ US

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Borrowed from Latin susurrus (“a humming, whispering”); reduplication of imitative Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”).

noun susurruses

literary A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur. [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; […]

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noun whispering or rustling sound

Español	susurro
Français	susurrement
Deutsch	Säuseln
עברית	רשרוש rishrúsh, המהום himhúm

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"susurrus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/susurrus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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susurrus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/susurrus

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"susurrus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/susurrus.

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@misc{susurrus_2026,
  title = {susurrus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/susurrus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}