Literary notes about susurration (AI summary)
Susurration is often invoked in literature to evoke a delicate, whisper-like quality that enhances the sensory backdrop of a scene. Authors use it to capture the subtle nuances of sound—a door sliding open with a soft murmur [1] or a barely perceptible utterance that carries weight in its quiet enunciation [2]. It can also depict ambient layers of sound, such as the gentle murmur of conversation rising among the clatter of a lively setting [3], or the abrupt cessation of an otherworldly noise [4]. In each usage, the term enriches the narrative by inviting readers to experience a soundscape that is both intimate and atmospheric.
- The muffled sound that had awakened him had been the soft susurration of the door as it had slid open when the power died.
— from Unwise Child by Randall Garrett - His own name, pronounced in the utmost compression of susurration, they say, he catches at a quarter furlong interval.
— from The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 1 Miscellaneous Prose by Charles Lamb - The pipes and reeds were shrilling furiously, and the susurration of Yillian conversation from the other tables rose ever higher in competition.
— from The Yillian Way by Keith Laumer - Then the alien susurration ceased coming from the reproducer and he closed his mouth abruptly and leaned forward.
— from The Record of Currupira by Robert Abernathy
