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Murmurous
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| murmur (ˈmɜːmə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a continuous low indistinct sound, as of distant voices |
| 2. | an indistinct utterance: a murmur of satisfaction |
| 3. | a complaint; grumble: he made no murmur at my suggestion |
| 4. | med See also heart murmur any abnormal soft blowing sound heard within the body, usually over the chest |
| —vb , -murs, -muring, -mured | |
| 5. | to utter (something) in a murmur |
| 6. | (intr) to complain in a murmur |
| [C14: as n, from Latin murmur; vb via Old French murmurer from Latin murmurāre to rumble] | |
| 'murmurer | |
| —n | |
| 'murmuring | |
| —n, —adj | |
| 'murmuringly | |
| —adv | |
| 'murmurous | |
| —adj | |
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