susurrations
Gentle rustling sounds
Susurrations are soft, whispering or rustling sounds—the murmur of voices in a distant room, wind through leaves, fabric brushing against itself.
The word is literary and evocative, suggesting sounds at the edge of perception: The susurrations of the crowd died down as the speaker approached the podium.
The singular susurration works the same way.
Absence of sound
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- breathAir taken in
- sibilanceHissing quality in speech
- undertonesSubtle underlying qualities
quietude · soft-spoken · confidences · intimacies · secrets · gossip · rumors · hushed
Tree's photosynthetic organs
- rustleSoft crackling sound
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- windAir current outdoors
- branchesLimbs of trees
foliage · grass · reeds · willows · pines · underbrush · woodland · meadow
Steady continuous flow
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- babbleIncoherent speech
- gurgleBubbling liquid sound
- burbleFlow with bubbling sounds
ripple · trickle · flow · murmur · lapping · current · rivulet · cascade
Of or like verse
- evocativeTending to summon memories
- onomatopoeiaSound-imitating word formation
- mellifluousSweetly smooth-sounding
- lyricalMusically expressive
atmospheric · romantic · wistful · dreamy · haunting · elegiac · languid · sensuous
hush
Absence of sound
undertones · quietude · soft-spoken · confidences · intimacies · secrets · gossip · rumors · hushed · inaudible
silken
Smooth and lustrous
gentle · delicate · light · airy · gossamer · wispy · filmy · ethereal · tender · smooth
leaves
Tree's photosynthetic organs
branches · foliage · grass · reeds · willows · pines · underbrush · woodland · meadow · zephyr
stream
Steady continuous flow
burble · ripple · trickle · flow · murmur · lapping · current · rivulet · cascade · fountain
poetic
Of or like verse
- evocativeTending to summon memories
- onomatopoeiaSound-imitating word formation
- mellifluousSweetly smooth-sounding
lyrical · atmospheric · romantic · wistful · dreamy · haunting · elegiac · languid · sensuous · impressionistic