susurrous

adjective·/ˈsuː.sə.rəs/

Whispering, rustling, softly hissing. Sound like dry leaves or distant rain, intimate enough to feel almost spoken. Susurrous is textured: silence with syllables.

A susurrous wind moved through the reeds, and the lake seemed to keep secrets aloud.

Etymology

From Latin susurrus “a whispering, murmuring,” an echo-word whose repeated sibilants imitate the sound it names.

Related Words

psithurismthe specific rustle of wind in leaves
sibilanthissing quality of sound
murmuroussoftly murmuring; broader
hushthe felt effect, without the acoustics