SUSURRANT

murmuring, susurrant, whispering

(adjective) making a low continuous indistinct sound; “like murmuring waves”; “susurrant voices”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

susurrant (comparative more susurrant, superlative most susurrant)

(of speech or sound) Murmured, soft.

Source: Wiktionary


Su*sur"rant, a. Etym: [L. susurrans, p.pr. from susurrare to whisper.]

Definition: Whispering. [R.] "The soft susurrant sigh." Poetry of Anti- Jacobin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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