Susurration

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Susurration \Su`sur*ra"tion\, n. [L. susurratio, fr. susurrare
     to whisper: cf. F. susurration.]
     A whispering; a soft murmur. "Soft susurrations of the
     trees." --Howell.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  susurration
       n 1: the indistinct sound of people whispering [syn: {susurrus}]
       2: speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: {whisper},
           {whispering}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "susurration":
     aspiration, bated breath, breath, breathy voice, drone, droning,
     exhalation, gabble, gibber, gibbering, jabber, jibber,
     little voice, low voice, maundering, mouthing, mumble, mumbling,
     murmur, murmuration, murmuring, mutter, muttering, rumor, sigh,
     soft voice, stage whisper, still small voice, susurrus,
     underbreath, undertone, whisper, whispering