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- Dictionarymurmur/ˈməːmə/
noun
- 1. a low continuous background noise: "the distant murmur of traffic" Similar
- 2. a softly spoken or almost inaudible utterance: "a quiet murmur of thanks"
verb
- 1. say something in a low or indistinct voice: "Nina murmured an excuse and hurried away"
- 2. make a low continuous sound: "the wind was murmuring through the trees" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of MURMUR is a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling. How to use murmur in a sentence.
MURMUR definition: 1. to speak or say something very quietly: 2. to complain about something that you disagree with…. Learn more.
to complain about something that you disagree with or dislike, but not in a public way: They were murmuring about the boss's nephew getting the job. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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.
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.
A murmur is a quiet, blurred sound often heard from a distance. It can be comforting when you're little to fall asleep listening to the murmur of your parents talking downstairs. Murmur can also be a verb that means the same as mutter : you say something so quietly that your words can't be understood.
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.
Jun 2, 2024 · murmur ( countable and uncountable, plural murmurs) ( countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. 1854, Narrative of a Journey Round the Dead Sea, and in the Bible Lands: The delightful murmur of water running over pebbles is heard a few yards off.
MURMUR definition: 1. to speak quietly so that you can only be heard by someone near you: 2. the sound of something…. Learn more.
noun. murmurs. A low, indistinct, continuous sound, as of a stream or far-off voices. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A mumbled or muttered complaint. Webster's New World. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions.