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mur⋅mur⋅ous

  [mur-mer-uhs]
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–adjective
1. abounding in or characterized by murmurs.
2. murmuring; indistinctly low: murmurous waters.
Origin:
1575–85; murmur + -ous

Related forms:
mur⋅mur⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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