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psithurism
[sith-yuh-riz-uhm]
noun
a rustling or whispering sound, such as leaves in the wind; susurration.
Standing in the glade I heard a quiet psithurism, just straddling the line between music and noise.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of psithurism1
First recorded in 1870–75; from Greek ٳý, from ٳí “to whisper,” from íٳDz “wԲ”
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“Psithurism. It’s a low whispering sound, like wind in leaves.”
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“Psithurism,” Miles said, looking up at the forest around us.
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