susurring means making a whispering sound. It carries an Arena rating of 1752, earned across 28 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, susurring ranks #1,920 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #2,069 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #2,131 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words, #2,552 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words.
Why “susurring” is a great word
Making a soft, whispering or rustling sound. From the present participle of the verb 'susurrate', itself from the Latin susurrāre ("to whisper, murmur"), a frequentative of susurrus ("a whisper, murmuring"). Unlike clamorous, which implies a loud, vehement noise, or murmuring, which suggests a low, indistinct continuity, susurring evokes a delicate, textured rustle. It is the intimate conversation of dry leaves in a high canopy, the secretive passage of silk against silk, and the ghost of a breeze through a field of tall, parched grass—the audible evidence of things touching without quite meeting, a language of almost-silence.
adj
- Making a whispering sound.
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