susurrus

susurrus
/soo serr"euhs/, n., pl. susurruses.
a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper.
[1825-35; < L: a whisper]

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  • Susurrus — Su*sur rus, n. [L.] The act of whispering; a whisper; a murmur. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] The soft susurrus and sighs of the branches. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • susurrus — Latin, lit. “humming, muttering, whispering” (see SUSURRATION (Cf. susurration)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • susurrus — [sə sʉr′əs] n. [L < susurrare: see SUSURRANT] a whispering, murmuring, or rustling sound …   English World dictionary

  • susurrus — noun the indistinct sound of people whispering a soft susurrus of conversation • Syn: ↑susurration • Derivationally related forms: ↑susurrate, ↑susurrate (for: ↑susurration) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Susurrus aurium — (lat.), Ohrtönen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Susurrus aurium — Susụrrus a̲u̲|rium [lat. susurrus = Zischeln, Flüstern; Sausen; ↑Auris] m; , ...rri : „Ohrensausen“, subjektiv empfundenes Geräusch bei Innenohrerkrankungen …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • susurrus — noun Etymology: Latin, hum, whisper more at swarm Date: 1826 a whispering or rustling sound • susurrant adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • susurrus — noun /ˈsuː.sə.ɹəs,ˈsu.sə.ɹəs,səˈsəɹ.əs/ A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur. See Also: insusurration, susurrant, susurrous, susurrate, susurration …   Wiktionary

  • susurrus — SYN: murmur (1). [L.] s. aurium murmur in the ear …   Medical dictionary

  • susurrus — (su zu rrus ) s. m. Mot latin employé en pathologie pour désigner un murmure particulier qu on entend dans certaines tumeurs anévrysmales avec ou sans frémissement. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Le lat. su surrus se rattache, comme le grec, au radical sanscr.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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