Word of the day: Susurrus

[D. Allan]

This word has a lovely sound. And looks neat too!

su·sur·rus

Pronunciation (soo-sur-uhs)

–noun, plural -rus·es. a soft murmuring or rustling sound; whisper.

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[Origin: 1825–35; < L: a whisper]

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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source su·sur·ra·tion

n. A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

[Middle English susurracioun, from Late Latin susurr&#257;ti&#333;, susurr&#257;ti&#333;n-, from Latin susurr&#257;tus, past participle of susurr&#257;re, to whisper, from susurrus, whisper, ultimately of imitative origin.]

su·sur'rant, su·sur'rous adj.

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[D. Allan]

poetic types will love this word:

Put it in a sentence or in a short poetic opus.

Here is my poor effort:

Silken susurruses

(silent sounds)

as apterous seraphs

imagine light wings.

[olger]

Leans heavily on the "S" sound.

Such as:

Sad sorrowful survivors stranded by a stormy sea..

:)

[D. Allan]

hmm... yes. how 'bout

'marooned in susurrant seas....'

[Neil D]

[in Gollum mode-on]

Ssssoundss delicsiousss....

[Gollum mode-off]

[D. Allan]

i need to get the movie (an' git cultured, eh?)