Definition of SUSURRUS

susurrus

Plural: susurruses

Noun

  • A soft, low, rustling, or whispering sound.
  • the indistinct sound of people whispering
    • "a soft susurrus of conversation"
  • A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

Examples

  • The only sound in the tense Scrabble room was the susurrus of shuffling tiles.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

susurration

Scrabble Score: 8

susurrus: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
susurrus: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
susurrus: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

susurrus: valid Words With Friends Word