Added 8 October 2026
susurrus
/ˈsuː.sə.ɹəs/ noun
In Latin: susurrus Wiktionary
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- A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin susurrus (“a humming, whispering”); reduplication of imitative Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”).
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