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† susurr, v. Obs. rare.
[a. OF. susurrer, or its source L. susurrāre, f. susurrus: see below.]
intr. To whisper.
1529W. Knighte Let. to Wolsey (MS. Cott. Vit. B. xi. 13) The Cesarians that susurred dayli in the popes ear sumtyme avising, sumtyme thretenyng the pope. 1616J. Lane Contn. Sqr.'s T. x. 400 Tho, to thetherial welkin, he susurrd.
So susurrant |s(j)uːˈsʌrənt| a., whispering, softly murmuring; also irreg. suˈsurrent a., whence suˈsurrence = susurrus; suˈsurring vbl. n., whispering; suˈsurringly adv., in a whisper.
1791E. Darwin Bot. Gard. i. 162 With soft *susurrant voice. 1827Montgomery Pelican Isl. i. 99 Sweet accordance of susurrant sounds. 1891Temple Bar Mag. July 363 A soft susurrant echo.
1909Athenæum 24 Apr. 491/3 The dim *susurrence of cicalas in the trees.
1857A. de Vere in Fraser's Mag. LVI. 548 The respirations of a southern sea Beat with *susurrent cadence.
1826Blackw. Mag. XX. 9 The silence of the twilight is cheered by a soft *susurring, that whispers innocence and joy.
1830Ibid. XXVII. 267 We answer *susurringly. |