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

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