murmurous

Definition of murmurousnext

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Adjective
  • And yes, that sound will dissipate and soon will be too faint for my human ears as it is absorbed into space, but Renee Gladman writes that spaces moan.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • The mission of a T-AGOS ship depends heavily on detecting faint underwater sounds produced by submarines operating hundreds of miles away.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • As the story goes, attendance was weak, the weather was bad, and the tournament experience was just lacking.
    James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • As many as 40 states combine one-party control with institutional barriers weak enough to fall to political pressure.
    Bruce Sibley, Time, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • Early on in his first five, six starts, there were a lot of balls in play, obviously some soft contact, balls at guys.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • This mini dress is made from lightweight fabric that feels soft against the skin and has a breezy silhouette that keeps it from clinging.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • His trademark cool was sidelined by a more demonstrative style, closer to the theatrical sensibilities of 2Pac than the muted menace that once defined him.
    Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
  • Breeding siblings The first step was to find a common bean plant with a muted In11 receptor.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • Somewhere in time, a child is climbing up a hollow carved out between two hills.
    Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • As far as Clark understands it, the layout, objects and inhabitants of the Backrooms are plucked from the real world, the otherworldly space only able to create hollow, distorted copies.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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“Murmurous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murmurous. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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