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Recent Examples of susurration
And from the wings, the usual supportive assaults from the media, a medley of mudslinging, a susurration of sneers and jibes about the clothing, the smile, the look.
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Gerard Baker,
WSJ,
19 Oct. 2020
Standing directly underneath, their susurrations combine the sounds of flags snapping in a strong breeze and the whirr of a rumbling ice cream maker on this cold day.
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Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2020
Sally Hawkins plays the mild woman whose adversities compelled her to find joy in her work and rise above her susurration of a life.
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Cincinnati.com,
20 Sep. 2017
Gerard Baker,
WSJ,
19 Oct. 2020
Standing directly underneath, their susurrations combine the sounds of flags snapping in a strong breeze and the whirr of a rumbling ice cream maker on this cold day.
—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2020
Sally Hawkins plays the mild woman whose adversities compelled her to find joy in her work and rise above her susurration of a life.
—
Cincinnati.com,
20 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for susurration
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Test your knowledge of cruise controversies, wedding whispers and more in this week's American Culture Quiz.
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Sleep in peace with this tower fan, which is whisper-quiet at 25 decibels.
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Loud talking or splashing can disturb other bathers, so just slip into the water and keep your conversations to a murmur.
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As Ghana pushed for an equalizing goal, the cheers of the Colombia faithful reverted to a nervous murmur.
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Literature, in his view, was a susurrus of stifled screams, a missive from the netherworld of the collective imaginary.
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All were filled with Chenier’s murmuring accordion, the rustle of a washboard player and slinky grooves.
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Everything is quiet apart from the rustle of leaves and the gentle murmur of voices from the bar.
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For example, the mirror behavior, the sigh before putting on a swimsuit, or the comment about not being able to eat something because of their diet.
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Some families already are taking discrimination cases elsewhere For many, though, the response to the announcement was a sigh of resignation.
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The Chamber’s work to prevent right-wing nationalists from winning primaries feels like the last gasp of the country club GOP, before the MAGA movement took over.
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Ironically, though, her flushed and rosy cheeks were created with two shades of the Beauty Pie Supercheek Cream Blush — one of which was in her iconic color palette, while the other was actually — gasp!
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There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible.
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Her stomach made an audible gurgle.
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The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.
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Read a book and sip tea in front of the central fireplace, swim between the indoor and outdoor sections of the glimmering pool, and soak your aching quads in the hot tubs under the evergreens and aspens while listening to the peaceful babble of Gore Creek.
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“Susurration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/susurration. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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