Synonyms of murmuring

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noun

as in muttering

speech that is not clear enough to be understood

his surprising announcement brought murmurings from the crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• muttering
• mutter
• grunting
• whisper
• grunt
• mumble
• murmur
• chattering
• rumor
• chatter
• babbling
• babble
• prattle
• jabbering
• gabbling
• prattling
• gabble
• maundering
• undertone
• jabber
• rambling
• driveling
• blabbing
• blab
• drivel

murmuring

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adjective

as in humming

Related Words

• humming
• buzzing
• resonant
• sonorous
• boisterous
• raucous
• roaring
• rowdy
• blustery
• roistering
• romping
• clamorous
• clattering
• vociferous
• noisy
• uproarious
• resounding
• clattery
• woolly
• rip-roaring
• tumultuous
• rackety
• clangorous
• obstreperous

Dissimilar Words

• silent
• quiet
• hushed
• noiseless
• soundless
• stilled
• calm
• peaceful
• serene
• tranquil
• stilly

murmuring

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verb

present participle of murmur

1

as in complaining

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

no prisoner dared murmur out loud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complaining
• screaming
• muttering
• whining
• moaning
• grumbling
• whimpering
• growling
• worrying
• squawking
• squealing
• crying
• wailing
• hollering
• yammering
• kicking
• grousing
• bitching
• griping
• inveighing
• nagging
• repining
• keening
• bleating
• carping
• yowling
• whinging
• beefing
• croaking
• bellyaching
• yawping
• grouching
• protesting
• kvetching
• caterwauling
• grizzling
• fussing
• grumping
• crabbing
• maundering
• sobbing
• kicking up a fuss
• quarreling (with)
• quibbling
• objecting (to)
• fretting
• stewing
• blubbering
• lamenting
• bewailing
• caviling
• deploring
• bemoaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing
• delighting
• accepting
• taking
• enduring
• tolerating
• bearing
• crowing
• cheering
• applauding
• commending
• countenancing

2

as in mumbling

to speak softly and unclearly

a college professor who tends to murmur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• muttering
• mumbling
• whispering
• mouthing
• grunting
• chuntering
• chattering
• gasping
• panting
• babbling
• jabbering
• gibbering
• prattling
• breathing
• blabbing
• gabbling
• rambling
• driveling
• buzzing
• maundering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• speaking out
• articulating
• speaking up
• enunciating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of murmuring

Noun

Indoors is all warm palettes, rich tilework, and high ceilings, with the murmuring of locals and guests swiping the last of their basil-green fusilli with creamy stracciatella. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

Shockwaves on prices and murmuring of massive layoffs abound at cocktail parties and in discussions with retail and brand executives alike. — Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

Verb

Or at least squeezed in a solid couch nap with baseball/golf/soccer/primo history programming murmuring in the background. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 22 June 2026

Alejo listens carefully, occasionally offering a tissue or murmuring consolations. — Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026

All were filled with Chenier’s murmuring accordion, the rustle of a washboard player and slinky grooves. — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026

But many questions went unanswered, frustrating many murmuring and grumbling attendees. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026

His father trailed him on the ice, murmuring. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026

Rarely have Hunt’s compositions felt so jittery and full of life as the title track, which blooms from murmuring drones into shimmering bokehs of synth programming. — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026

Two students have unrolled what looks like an incomplete treasure map, and lean over it with magnifying glasses, murmuring to one another. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025

Customers in the Dunkin’ have a similar response, murmuring and looking over their shoulders for the Accountant 2 actor. — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025