szum lasu/drzew [conventional phrase]
English translation: the rustle/the whisper/the soothing sound of the forest/of forest trees
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|  Selected response from: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. United States Local time: 11:54 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | the rustle/the whisper/the soothing sound of the forest/of forest trees |
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| 2 | susurration/soughing/whooshing of the trees/woods |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1the rustle/the whisper/the soothing sound of the forest/of forest trees Explanation: Rustle also has an onomatopoeic quality as does whisper, e.g. whispering forest, and murmur as in murmuring sea. Other unhinged thoughts: the rustle of leaves in the forest/the sounds of the forest/of the trees. The noise of the sea or the forest, as long as you do not interpret noise as a negative quality. The sounds of crackling twigs, of rustling leaves, of tree trunks rubbing gently against one another. The sound of waves lapping against the shore. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2017-03-08 18:09:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- More throughts: the hum or humming of the forest |
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susurration/soughing/whooshing of the trees/woods Explanation: A man who takes daily walks in the woods of upstate New York wants a word for the whooshing of the pines high above their heads. The hosts suggest the Latin-based word susurration, although they might also have suggested soughing. - https://www.waywordradio.org/susurration/ --------- susurration - soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur. - http://www.wordnik.com/words/susurration ------ to make a soft murmuring or rustling sound - http://www.wordnik.com/words/sough -- soughing (of the wind in trees, the sea, etc.) make a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound. - https://goo.gl/cwhGT5 |
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