Susurrations
/ˌsuː.səˈreɪ.ʃənz/noun
Soft, whispering sounds or murmurs.
Did you know?Susurration comes from Latin *susurrus*, an onomatopoeic word for whispering that was already associated with secretive, murmuring speech in classical literature.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swes-
“A sound-imitation base associated with whispering or murmuring”
Latin
Latin
susurrus
“A whisper, murmur, or rustling sound”
Late Latin
Latin
susurratio
“A whispering or murmuring”
Old French
Old French
susurration
“A whispering; murmuring”
Middle English
English
susurracion
“Whispering or soft murmuring”
Modern English
English
susurrations
“Soft whispering sounds or murmurs”