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susurrate
su·sur·rate [ sssə ràyt ] (past and past participle su·sur·rat·ed, present participle su·sur·rat·ing, 3rd person present singular su·sur·rates)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
murmur: to whisper or rustle softly
[Early 17th century. Back-formation < susurration< Latin susurrare< susurrus "whisper," an imitation of the sound]

su·sur·rant adjective
su·sur·ra·tion [ sssə ráysh'n ] noun
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