murmurous

Definition of murmurousnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murmurous
Adjective
  • The book portrays the city as a liminal metropolis where the line demarcating business and crime has been worn faint by heavy footfall from both directions.
    Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That's a whopping 500-meter--wide (1,640-foot) dish, ideal for picking up faint signals from far away.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Viel made a weak pass that led to the goal but had a strong hit on McDavid in the opening 20 minutes as well.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • With the uncertainty caused by the war with Iran, the price of oil going through the roof, and tariffs complicating company supply chains, analysts expected the labor market to get weaker.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Reaves’ soft-tissue injury usually carries a four-to-six-week recovery process.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • With Minnesota viewing them as soft, the Nuggets hardly seem bothered by the criticism.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The château’s striking original facade somehow melds serendipitously with the contemporary interior, which exudes calm thanks to natural stone, fine woods, and muted fabrics throughout.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For a more elevated take on the duo, Browning suggests a more muted approach.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Underground storage moves forward The project relies on naturally occurring salt caverns, formed by the dissolution of salt rock, creating large underground hollow spaces.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) peered 10,000 light-years into space to trace the origin of buckyballs, which are large and hollow molecules resembling a soccer ball.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Murmurous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murmurous. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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