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单词 susurration
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susurration

[ soo-suh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌsu səˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun

a soft murmur; whisper.

Origin of susurration

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin susurrātiōn- (stem of susurrātiō), equivalent to susurrāt(us) (past participle of susurrāre;see susurrus, -ate1) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby susurration

sustineo alas, Sustiva, susu, susurrant, susurrate, susurration, susurrous, susurrus, Sutcliffe, Suth., Sutherland
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Example sentences from the Web for susurration

  • His own name, pronounced in the utmost compression of susurration, they say, he catches at a quarter furlong interval.

    The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb|Charles Lamb
  • If he had read his Biffin he would have known that the correct terms are a "susurration of sparrows" and a "pop of weasels."

    Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914|Various
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