susurrant

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adjective

Murmured, soft.

“She could make out susurrant voices behind the door.”

Similar
murmuringwhisperingsoft
OriginLatin susurrāns →
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Meanings

adjectivesusurrant (comparative more susurrant, superlative most susurrant)

comparative more susurrant · superlative most susurrant

  1. Murmured, soft.

    She could make out susurrant voices behind the door.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemaking a low continuous indistinct sound

Similar
murmuringwhisperingsoft
Also see
murmuringwhispering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsusurrāns
  2. Englishsusurrant

From Latin susurrāns (whence -ant), from susurrō (“to whisper”), from susurrus (“whisper, murmur”).

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APA

susurrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/susurrant

MLA

“susurrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/susurrant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “susurrant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/susurrant.

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