Learn English – A word denoting the sound of turning pages

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The two words (adjectives) I found in Yahoo Answers site, that perhaps (I am not sure) describe the sound of turning pages, when they rifled by the wind: fluttering and flapping.

Other than those adjectives mentioned above, is there any noun or noun phrase that refer to the sound of turning pages when being rifled by a wind. The word that I need doesn't necessarily have to do with the sound produced when we manually (by hands) turn the page(s) of books.

I heard the ______ of
the turning pages, as
they were rifled by the
wind.

picture of turning pages

Best Answer

That's a flutter. It looks like a verb, but it's also a noun.

Flutter means to move back and forth rapidly. Flags flutter in the wind. Leaves flutter to the ground. Flutter also exists as a noun—you might feel a flutter in your heart when you're excited.

So your example sentence should be:

  • I heard the flutter of the turning pages, as they were rifled by the wind.

Someone can regard it as a paper flutter as well.

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