Susurration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the indistinct sound of people whispering

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌuːzɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌuːzəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌuːzəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌuːzɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a soft susurrus of conversation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whisper whispering voicelessness susurrus

Parts of Speech

noun	the indistinct sound of people whispering “a soft susurrus of conversation”
noun	speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

Word Forms

susurrate	verb	issue soft noises
whisper	verb	speak softly; in a low voice
voiceless	adjective	produced without vibration of the vocal cords

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Säuseln

der undeutliche Klang von flüsternden Menschen

🇫🇷French

susurrement

le bruit indistinct des gens qui chuchotent

🇪🇸Spanish

susurro

el sonido confuso de la gente susurrando

🇮🇹Italian

susurrazione

il suono indistinto dei sussurri

🇳🇱Dutch

susurratie

het onduidelijke geluid van fluisterende mensen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sussurro

o som indistinto de pessoas sussurrando

🇷🇺Russian

шепот

неясный звук шепота людей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सर-सर

लोगों के फुसफुसाने की अस्पष्ट आवाज

🇧🇩Bengali

susuration

মানুষের ফিসফিস শব্দের অস্পষ্ট শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

sursurration

மக்கள் கிசுகிசுக்கும் தெளிவற்ற ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

sursurration

ప్రజల గుసగుసల అస్పష్టమైన ధ్వని

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્યુરેશન

લોકોનો બબડાટનો અસ્પષ્ટ અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಸೂರೇಶನ್

ಜನರು ಪಿಸುಗುಟ್ಟುವ ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

sursurration

ആളുകൾ മന്ത്രിക്കുന്ന അവ്യക്തമായ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

susuration

ਘੁਸਰ-ਮੁਸਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

تسکین

لوگوں کی سرگوشی کی غیر واضح آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

苏苏拉

人们的窃窃私语声

🇯🇵Japanese

暴発

人々のささやき声の不明瞭な音

🇰🇷Korean

보증

사람들이 속삭이는 희미한 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bổ sung

âm thanh mơ hồ của mọi người thì thầm

🇹🇭Thai

ความอิ่มตัว

เสียงกระซิบของคนที่ไม่ชัดเจน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bisikan

suara bisikan orang yang tidak jelas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هسيس

الصوت غير الواضح للناس الذين يهمسون

🇮🇷Persian

سوسوراسیون

صدای نامشخص زمزمه مردم

🇹🇷Turkish

şantaj

Fısıldayan insanların belirsiz sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הרף

צליל לא ברור של אנשים מתלחשים

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The primary meaning of 'susurration' is 'the indistinct sound of people whispering'.

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