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verb

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Recent Examples of murmur
Noun
Nearly every time Aday Mara touched the ball over the season’s final months, a murmur of anticipation filled Pauley Pavilion. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025 In an era when artists like Hendrix, The Who and The Rolling Stones were bending the world with sheer sonic force, Drake’s songs felt like murmurs lost in the storm. arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
Verb
But the attitude of the Romanian mercenaries — always scanning the road, murmuring into radios — gave it away: Congo’s defenses were crumbling. Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025 Certainly, nothing on the menu or in the service seemed to communicate anything beyond polished, murmuring attentiveness. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for murmur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murmur
Noun
  • Air raid sirens, the whine of kamikaze drones and booming detonations reverberated from early evening until dawn as Russia launched what Ukraine's Air Force said was a total of 539 drones and 11 missiles.
    Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 4 July 2025
  • Pretty soon, the whine of the gears, the shriek of the diff, and the sheer cacophony of combustion make conversation all but impossible.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • A number of Tesla shareholders, including some Democrats who oversee the investment of public sector pension fund money in Tesla stock, complained in May to Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm that Musk’s other activities are hurting the company.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
  • Trump has complained about the EU's $231 billion trade surplus in goods, which shows Americans buy more goods from European businesses than the other way around.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Before immediately snapping, sighing loudly, or muttering a passive-aggressive comment, try pausing to consider what else might be going on first: Maybe your barista’s slammed with 10 other complicated orders, for instance, or your housemate had a brutal week at work.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 June 2025
  • McMurtry muttering bone-dry jokes at the end of the world.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • By July, the department had dismissed thousands of these complaints, raising concerns about whether each case was being dutifully considered.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 July 2025
  • Building inspector Major construction work continues at the U.S. Federal Reserve building as U.S. President Donald Trump voices complaints about Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2025.
    Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • The whispers grow louder as the beeping becomes more frequent until finally, the alarm sounds.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • On LinkedIn, whispers of stealth layoffs and hiring freezes are growing louder.
    Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Elderly residents rushed to their windows to scream and beg for help as smoke filled the hallways.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
  • Golden Goose screams effortless cool girl with the unique, layered designs that demand a double take.
    April Benshosan, Glamour, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The teen, bare-chested with unkempt hair under an askew cap, mumbles through a half-hearted apology and refuses to remove his ostentatious sunglasses when asked by the interviewer.
    EW.com, EW.com, 9 July 2025
  • His few radio appearances were mumbled, halting, awkward.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Out comes another moan, this one closer to a laugh as Brandon’s face flashes a smile.
    Scott Craven, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
  • Suffice to say, the 2025 Cannes market will be filled with even more groans on moans than years past.
    Elsa Ramo, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025

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“Murmur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murmur. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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