to susurrate

Examples

• All

• This steady old bay Stonewall Jackson bestirs himself with the thud, clank, and murmur of horses and men, with this wind susurrating the copse of sandy pine.

  Fiction book (1992)

• While falling for the Chief's favorite daughter in the forest, John Smith susurrates, "Love."

  Blog text (13)

• Susurrating.

  Fiction book (1999)

• [ship horn blows] - [waves susurrating] - [seagulls cawing]

  Beau Is Afraid (2023)

• [music turns pensive, then fades] - [seagulls squawking] - [waves susurrating] - [car horns honking] - [sirens wailing]

  Beau Is Afraid (2023)

• The leaves on the trees began to susurrate as the gentle breeze moved through the forest.

• Under the moonlight, the river susurrated a calming lullaby that soothed all who listened.

Synonyms

M

to murmur

vsto susurrate

11 4.2

To speak in a low, quiet voice, often to complain or say something softly

is about producing soft natural whispering or rustling sounds rather than speaking

W

to whisper through

vsto susurrate

• Literature

1 4.2

A soft quiet sound that moves through things like wind in grass

is the general act of making a soft whispering sound rather than motion through something

S

to sough

vsto susurrate

• Archaic

1 9.9

A soft, low sighing sound made by wind or water

is the general verb for any soft whispering or rustling noise

S

soughing

vsto susurrate

• Archaic

9.9

A soft rustling sound that wind makes in trees or leaves

is any soft whispering or rustling noise not limited to wind or trees

R

rustling

vsto susurrate

3.4

Making a soft sound like leaves when they move

is the wider term for any soft whispering sound beyond leaves or paper

M

murmuring

vsto susurrate

4.7

Making a low continuous sound like soft voices or gentle waves

is more about short whispering or rustling than long continuous sound

How Soft

to susurrate

• Literature

9.9

to whisper

586 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology