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   Mur·mur

   /ˈmərmər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a soft, indistinct sound made by a person or group of people speaking quietly or at a distance: "his voice was little more than a murmur"
   • ▪ a softly spoken or almost inaudible utterance: "she accepted his offer with a quiet murmur of thanks"
   • ▪ the quiet or subdued expression of a particular feeling by a group of people: "there was a murmur of approval from the crowd" Similar whisperundertonemuttermumblecomplaintgrumblemoangrousemuttermutteringtwineinformal:gripebeefbitch
   • ▪ a rumor: "he had heard hints only, murmurs"
   • ▪ a low continuous sound: "the murmur of bees in the rhododendrons" Similar burblebabblepurlgurgleliterary:plashhumhummingbuzzbuzzingwhirthrumthrummingdronesighrare:susurrationmurmurationsusurrus
   • ▪ a recurring sound heard in the heart through a stethoscope that is usually a sign of disease or damage.
   • ▪ a condition in which the heart produces or is apt to produce a recurring sound indicative of disease or damage: "she had been born with a heart murmur"

   verb

   • 1. say something in a low, soft, or indistinct voice: "Nina murmured an excuse and hurried away"
   • ▪ make a low continuous sound: "the wind was murmuring through the trees" Similar muttermumblewhispertalk under one's breathspeak in an undertonespeak softlyspeak sotto vocespeak in hushed tonesbreathepurrrustlewhirburblepurlrumblesighliterary:whisperbreatheOpposite shoutyell
   • ▪ say something cautiously and discreetly: "they began to murmur of an uprising"
   • ▪ express one's discontent about (someone or something) in a subdued manner. Similar complainmoanmuttergrumblegrousecarpwhinebleatmithertwineinformal:gripebeefbitchwhingechuntergrizzle

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French murmure, from murmurer ‘to murmur’, from Latin murmurare, from murmur ‘a murmur’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. murmurer noun
   • 2. murmurous adjective

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