susurrus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

Borrowed from Latin susurrus (“a humming, whispering”); reduplication of imitative Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”).

At the height of the outcry of militant innocence Forbes heard the susurrus of robes and turned to see a small group of later comers than himself. — What Will People Say? A Novel, Rupert Hughes

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