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• n  the indistinct sound of people whispering
  a soft susurrus of conversation

• A fresh susurrus of rumors about an impending peace settlement in Viet Nam welled up last week, but with somewhat more than the usual volume.
• A susurrus of Chinese rises from a history class.
• Seventh Grader Joel Montgomery coolly rapped out pastiche, prolegomenous, successfully spelled susurrus when Bobby shakily tiubbed it.

• susurration