Word of the Day for Friday January 20, 2006 susurration \soo-suh-RAY-shun\, noun: A whispering sound; a soft murmur. . . . the soft susurration of the wind through a stand of whistling thorn. --Ann Jones, "Kenya on horseback," [1]Town & Country, August 1, 1994 Across the road I can make out the grassy park that runs along the sand and hear, in the distance, the steady susurration of the Atlantic Ocean. --Michael Dirda, "Excursions," [2]Washington Post, January 2, 2000 There was the predictable noise of offence being taken on the Conservative side of the House. But it was low and muted, a mild susurration in the backwoods rather than an outraged gust of anger. --Andrew Marr, "Making a prime minister of the President," [3]Independent, March 30, 1994 _________________________________________________________ Susurration is from Late Latin susurratio, from Latin susurrare, "to whisper, to mutter," from susurrus, "a whispering, a muttering." References 1. http://magazines.ivillage.com/townandcountry/ 2. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/front.htm 3. http://www.independent.co.uk/ Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=susurration