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murmur
[ mur-mer ]
noun
- a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
Synonyms: mutter, complaint, mumble, susurration, grumble
- a mumbled or private expression of discontent.
- Also called heart murmur. Medicine/Medical.
- an abnormal sound heard on listening to the heart, usually through a stethoscope, produced by the blood passing through deformed cardiac valves.
- in some persons a similar sound heard when blood passes through normal valves.
- Phonetics. a voice quality in which vibration of the vocal cords is accompanied by the escape of a great deal of air, as in the (h) of ahead; breathy voice.
verb (used without object)
- to make a low or indistinct sound, especially continuously.
- to speak in a low tone or indistinctly.
- to complain in a low tone or in private.
Synonyms: grouse
verb (used with object)
- to sound by murmurs.
- to utter in a low tone:
He murmured a threat as he left the room.
murmur
/ ˈmɜːmə /
noun
- a continuous low indistinct sound, as of distant voices
- an indistinct utterance
a murmur of satisfaction
- a complaint; grumble
he made no murmur at my suggestion
- med any abnormal soft blowing sound heard within the body, usually over the chest See also heart murmur
verb
- to utter (something) in a murmur
- intr to complain in a murmur
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Derived Forms
- ˈmurmuring, nounadjective
- ˈmurmurer, noun
- ˈmurmurous, adjective
- ˈmurmuringly, adverb
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Other Words From
- murmur·er noun
- murmur·less adjective
- murmur·less·ly adverb
- un·murmured adjective
- un·murmur·ing adjective
- un·murmur·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of murmur1
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Origin of murmur1
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Example Sentences
Selling off the extras, I saw my neighbor marvel at the scent and murmur that he wished he could afford one.
Then in a kind and soothing murmur he ran over the important points with Vance, who stood like one stunned.
The crowd on the floor responded with a half-hearted murmur of assent.
The mix of cooking segments, pop concerts, and celebrity interviews is met with an unappreciative murmur.
They occurred without a murmur of protest from the United States.
Bernard folded his hands together—almost devoutly—and stood gazing at her with a long, inarticulate murmur of satisfaction.
Her glance wandered from his face away toward the Gulf, whose sonorous murmur reached her like a loving but imperative entreaty.
The leaves were motionless, the river crept past without a murmur, the dark hills rose out of the distant desert like a wave.
At the store he would never have given in, but he was not accustomed to hearing so loud a murmur of approval greet the opposition.
“Akhab Khan prevented those Shia dogs from shooting you and Mayne-sahib,” went on the low murmur.
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