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
Scrabble Score: 8
susurrus: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsusurrus: 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