susurrus

Example Sentences

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Dread creeps in; the ear instinctively fastens on anything, whether fire-hiss or bird call or susurrus of leaves, that will save it from this unknown emptiness.

From Economist • May 17, 2018

This aura suffuses every aspect of the production, including Lauren Helpern’s stylized woodland set; Isabella Byrd and Matt Frey’s crepuscular lighting and Leah Gelpe’s sound, which abounds in the susurrus of crickets.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017

On the one hand, the waning of one's charms, vigour and fertility; on the other liver-spotted paw, the incessant susurrus of sand through Father Time's hourglass.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2016

Let’s not take up any nets now, but lean back, listen to the susurrus, keep tuning our antennae, and watch out for the next golden wave.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2015

The wall of a tent leans up over my face, not visible but audible, a slanting plane of faint sound: the susurrus of blown snow.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin