Definition of murmur
1 : a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling murmurs of disapproval
2a : a low indistinct but often continuous sound a murmur of voices the murmur of the waves along the shoreb : a soft or gentle utterance the murmur of nannies cooing into baby carriages — Nancy Gibbs
3 : an atypical sound of the heart typically indicating a functional or structural abnormality The physician detected a heart murmur in his patient.
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Examples of murmur in a Sentence
the murmur of the crowd
The suggestion brought murmurs of disapproval.
He spoke in a murmur.
They spoke to each other in murmurs.
the murmur of the waves along the shore
Recent Examples of murmur from the Web
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At breakfast people murmur over cast-iron pots of shakshouka.
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As the last stragglers made their way out of the market onto East Broadway, shirts were discarded and pants rolled up, murmurs of after-parties and the clicks of cameras marking the recession.
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That would gobble up a lot of their available dough, although some Wednesday murmurs had them in play for Colorado’s elite center, Matt Duchene, whom Avs GM Joe Sakic has been holding in a tower waiting for someone to pony up a hefty ransom.
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Throughout Scalise's ordeal, talk of canceling the game never rose above a murmur.
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Every ball and strike was accompanied with a murmur or cheer.
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Calls and murmurs of birds fill the air scented with native cordgrass, marsh gumplant, and alkali heath, all planted and naturalized in the 10 years since these salt ponds were opened to the bay.
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The murmurs started that this Eastern Conference Finals series might head back to Boston tied, 2-2.
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And while the imbroglio has yet to reach a Watergate-like roar, talk of impeachment has reached a steady murmur.
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Origin and Etymology of murmur
Middle English murmure, from Anglo-French disturbance, from Latin murmur murmur, roar, of imitative origin
murmur
Definition of murmur
murmurer
nounExamples of murmur in a Sentence
He murmured something about having to get home.
“Thank you,” she murmured as she left the room.
The breeze murmured in the pines.
Recent Examples of murmur from the Web
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Those going up to him surely love Knight, but there are just as many others murmuring to friends about those flaws.
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Guitars murmured like organs and stung sweetly on ballads, or groaned and moaned on midtempo crawls, as Clark cooed, barked and trilled in a pleading falsetto.
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In a factory parking lot in Brooklyn, a crowd of about 100 people gasped and murmured as Tobias Peggs cracked open the heavy metal doors of a white shipping container, allowing pink light to spill out from within.
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There was, in other words, a lot of murmuring on the fringes of political discourse, but nobody took it seriously.
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Noor was thus deprived of the traditional Islamic pre-burial cleansing, but a group of men still gathered to murmur his last rites.
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Mr. Reider could be seen padding through the nearby kitchen in Gucci loafers, murmuring to Omri Silberstein, the young chef and the only staff member, or burning a wheel of butternut squash with a blowtorch.
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People murmured their approval, so darling, the brief conjunction of goodness on this goddam nightmare ride.
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Origin and Etymology of murmur
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MURMUR Defined for English Language Learners
murmur
playDefinition of murmur for English Language Learners
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: a low sound made when many people are speaking
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: a quiet expression of an opinion or feeling
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: speech or a way of speaking that is quiet and soft
murmur
Definition of murmur for English Language Learners
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: to say (something) in a quiet and soft voice
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: to make a low, continuous sound
MURMUR Defined for Kids
Definition of murmur for Students
1 : a low faint sound the murmur of voices
2 : a quiet expression of an opinion or feeling murmurs of approval
Definition of murmur for Students
murmured
;murmuring
1 : to make a low faint sound The breeze murmured in the trees.
2 : to say in a voice too quiet to be heard clearly She murmured “thank you” as she left.
Medical Dictionary
murmur
playMedical Definition of murmur
: an atypical sound of the heart typically indicating a functional or structural abnormality—called also heart murmur
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