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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.
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.
verb. /ˈmɜːmə (r)/ /ˈmɜːrmər/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear or understand. murmur (something) (to somebody) She murmured her agreement. He murmured something in his sleep. She was murmuring in his ear. He held her tight and murmured to her.
