υποσυρίζει
From Liddell-Scott-Jones' Greek Lexicon: ὑποσῡρ-ίζω, Att. ὑποσῡρ-ίττω,whistle, rustle ... The verb is based on ὑπό, "under," "below" + συριγμός, "shrill piping sound," "hissing" (as of serpents). So it's actually somewhat onomatopoetic.