susurration
/ˌsu.səˈreɪ.ʃən/
susurration · noun — A low and indistinct whispering sound; a murmur. It carries an Arena rating of 2002, earned across 44 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, susurration ranks #326 of 17,172 for Most Beautiful Words, #384 of 17,165 for Most Satisfying to Say, #803 of 17,167 for Most Vivid Words, #1,212 of 17,172 for Scariest Words.
susurration is pronounced /ˌsu.səˈreɪ.ʃən/.
Why “susurration” is a great word
A low, indistinct whispering or rustling sound; a murmur. From Latin *susurratio*, *susurrationis* ("a whispering"), from the verb *susurrare* ("to whisper, murmur"), itself of onomatopoeic origin; first recorded in English c. 1400. Unlike "murmur," a broad continuum of low noise, or "rustle," a specific, dry friction, susurration is the sound of soft secrecy itself. It is the conspiratorial hush of wind through pine needles at dusk, the ghostly page-turn in a silent library, the almost-silent exhale of a shared confidence lingering in the air—the audible proof that something private is perpetually, gently, exchanged with the world.
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Etymology
From Latin susurratio.
noun
- A low and indistinct whispering sound; a murmur.
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