susurration

Example Sentences

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The soothing susurration of a thickly wooded forest calls to Van Pelt.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

The Armenian-American composer Mary Kouyoumdjian’s “I Haven’t the Words” was a restless, questioning susurration precipitated by the tumults of 2020, including the pandemic lockdowns and George Floyd’s murder.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2023

I like the susurration of that middle line, and the sly nod to the capital city in the last one.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2022

Prum thinks that long ago, an earlier version of the bird’s courtship dance incidentally produced a feathery susurration.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2019

The susurration of their wings lulls me, I guess.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black