Weekly Vocab Word

su·sur·ra·tion (ss-rshn) also su·sur·rus (s-sûrs, -sr-)

n. A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.

[Middle English susurracioun, from Late Latin susurrti, susurrtin-, from Latin susurrtus, past participle of susurrre, to whisper, from susurrus,whisper, ultimately of imitative origin.]

su·surrant (s-sûrnt, -sr-), su·surrous (-sûrs, -sr-) adj.