susurrus

  • 101bruit — Bruit, Sonitus, Tumultus, Tumultuatio. Petit bruit, Murmurillum. Grand bruit, Fremitus. Dés qu il y a quelque bruit, Quicquid increpuerit, B. ex Cicerone. Bruit qu on fait des pieds quand on chemine, ou des mains, Strepitus. Le bruit que font les …

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  • 102susurro — (Del lat. susurrus). 1. m. Ruido suave y remiso que resulta de hablar quedo. 2. Ruido suave y remiso que naturalmente hacen algunas cosas …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 103su̯er-2 —     su̯er 2     English meaning: to hiss     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘surren under dgl”     Material: O.Ind. svárati “ sounds, erschallt, läßt erschallen”; also surmī “duct, tube, pipe” (flute?); svará svára m. “ clangor, sound, tone”; ὕραξ, κος m …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 104swarm — ‘group of insects’ [OE] and swarm ‘climb’ [16] are distinct words. The former comes from a prehistoric Germanic *swarmaz, which also produced German schwarm, and is closely related to Dutch swerm, Swedish svärm, and Danish sværm. It may go back… …

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  • 105susurrate — verb issue soft noises • Derivationally related forms: ↑susurrant, ↑susurrus, ↑susurration • Hypernyms: ↑murmur • Verb Frames: Somebody s …

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  • 106susurration — n. (also susurrus) literary a sound of whispering or rustling. Etymology: ME f. LL susurratio f. L susurrare …

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