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    susurrate
    /ˈsuːsʌreɪt/

    verb

    • 1. (of leaves, wind, etc.) make a whispering or rustling sound: literary "the grass susurrated underfoot"

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  2. Susurrate definition: to make a soft rustling sound; whisper; murmur. See examples of SUSURRATE used in a sentence.

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      Susurrous definition: full of whispering or rustling...

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  3. Susurrate is a verb that means to make a soft rustling sound, whisper, or murmur. It comes from Latin susurrāre and has derived forms such as susurrant and susurration.

  4. To susurrate is to rustle or make a soft, whispery sound. There's nothing more relaxing than sitting outside on a summer night listening to the leaves susurrate overhead.

  5. Define susurrate. susurrate synonyms, susurrate pronunciation, susurrate translation, English dictionary definition of susurrate. vb literary to make a soft rustling sound; whisper; murmur susurrant adj ˌsusurˈration , ˈsusurrus n Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged,...

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    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin susurrō, susurrātus.

    Verb

    susurrate (third-person singular simple present susurrates, present participle susurrating, simple past and past participle susurrated) 1. (intransitive) To whisper.

    Verb

    susurrāte 1. second-person plural present active imperative of susurrō

    Verb

    susurrate 1. second-person singular voseo imperative of susurrar combined with te

  6. What does the verb susurrate mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb susurrate . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  7. verb [no object] literary (of leaves, wind, etc.) make a whispering or rustling sound: