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Susurrus means (literary) A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur..
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/ˈsuː.sə.ɹəs/ · noun
(literary) A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur..
[Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was] pelted with buckets of water by firemen, and, finally, currycombed and rubbed down by two grooms, keeping a sharp susurrus between them, so as to soothe his wounded feelings; […]
The soft susurrus and sighs of the branches.
They heard the Green Fork before they saw it, an endless susurrus, like the growl of some great beast.
I sipped at a drink and smoked cigarettes in a silence so profound that I could hear the susurrus of the blindfold's soft fabric rustle and slip between my fingers.
I walked steadily toward the pennant pole amid a sea of susurrus murmurings.
Bod could feel the Sleer listening to Jack's words, could feel a low susurrus of excitement building in the chamber.
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Susurrus means (literary) A whispering or rustling sound; a murmur..
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[Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was] pelted with buckets of water by firemen, and, finally, currycombed and rubbed down by two grooms, keeping a sharp susurrus between them, so as to soothe his wounded feelings; […]
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