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murmuring

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verb

present participle of murmur

murmuring

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of murmuring
Verb
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
Adjective
An Indian woman in sports clothes walks past me murmuring an unbroken monologue into her phone. Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murmuring
Verb
  • Nah — not very long later, Tony is referencing his Bond obsession, complaining about the generic name of the secret drone-control computer program everyone is battling for here.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But everybody was complaining and asking for a hot one.
    Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was also heard muttering expletives down the stretch, visibly battling the heat and pressure.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
  • That Longhorns fan muttering about Nietzsche was right after all.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cherry breaks a Champagne flute on her own head and runs out of the gallery, screaming that Laura attacked her.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Danielle recounted hearing screaming and people running in the chaotic aftermath of the shooting.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During the video, the person can be heard mumbling and breathing heavily.
    Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • So meagre, my wife, the one sitting next to her, kept mumbling, ‘Is this it?
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The space itself — bright, polished, and buzzing — sets the tone for a brunch that’s chic without being stiff.
    Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Their move back to the Taiwanese capital, where the mother sets up a food stand in a buzzing night market, brings them into closer proximity with her family.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Julia says, dropping to all fours and moaning amid a pile of straw on the floor.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Ellis could be heard moaning and could be seen lying on the ground.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Night approaches morning, whispering a rousing greeting.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • For every person whispering white, there were 10 more standing at the ready who wanted to make the transition as painless as possible for those arriving from the Crescent City.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • What makes these moments so powerful is the level of creativity, production, and storytelling quality that fans bring to their creations, transforming casual fandom into shared content that feels polished, inventive, and culturally resonant.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Led by scientists at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the team used a technique called resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS).
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Murmuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murmuring. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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