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MURMUROUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Characterized by soft sounds

Example:

a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines

Synonyms:

murmurous; rustling; soughing; susurrous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

soft ((of sound) relatively low in volume)

Derivation:

murmur (a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech)

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