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murmurer

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mur⋅mur

  [mur-mer]
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–noun
1. a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
2. a mumbled or private expression of discontent.
3. Also called heart murmur. Medicine/Medical.
a. an abnormal sound heard on listening to the heart, usually through a stethoscope, produced by the blood passing through deformed cardiac valves.
b. in some persons a similar sound heard when blood passes through normal valves.
4. 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)
5. to make a low or indistinct sound, esp. continuously.
6. to speak in a low tone or indistinctly.
7. to complain in a low tone or in private.
–verb (used with object)
8. to sound by murmurs.
9. to utter in a low tone: He murmured a threat as he left the room.
Origin:
1275–1325; (v.) ME murmuren < L murmurāre; (n.) ME < L

Related forms:
mur⋅mur⋅er, noun
mur⋅mur⋅less, adjective
mur⋅mur⋅less⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. grumble, susurration, mumble, complaint, mutter. 6. Murmur, mumble, mutter mean to make sounds that are not fully intelligible. To murmur is to utter sounds or words in a low, almost inaudible tone, as in expressing affection or dissatisfaction: to murmur disagreement. To mumble is to utter imperfect or inarticulate sounds with the mouth partly closed, so that the words can be distinguished only with difficulty: to mumble the answer to a question. To mutter is to utter words in a low, grumbling way, often voicing complaint or discontent, not meant to be fully audible: to mutter complaints. 7. grouse.
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mur·mur   (mûr'mər)   
n.  

  1. A low, indistinct, continuous sound: spoke in a murmur; the murmur of the waves.

  2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.

  3. Medicine An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.

v.   mur·mured, mur·mur·ing, mur·murs

v.   intr.

  1. To make a low, continuous, indistinct sound or succession of sounds.

  2. To complain in low mumbling tones; grumble.

v.   tr.
To say in a low indistinct voice; utter indistinctly: murmured his approval.

[Middle English murmure, from Old French, from Latin murmur, a humming, roaring, of imitative origin.]
mur'mur·er n., mur'mur·ing·ly adv., mur'mur·ous adj., mur'mur·ous·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mur·mur
Pronunciation: 'm&r-m&r
Function: noun
: an atypical sound of the heart indicating a functional or structural abnormalitycalled also heart murmur
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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murmur mur·mur (mûr'mər)
n.
An abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the heart, lungs, or blood vessels.

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