MURMUR

/ˈmɜː.mə(ɹ)/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. verb speak softly or indistinctly.
  2. verb make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath. — synonyms: mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
  3. noun a low continuous indistinct sound. — synonyms: mutter, muttering, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
  4. noun a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant. — synonyms: murmur_vowel
  5. noun an abnormal sound of the heart. — synonyms: heart_murmur, cardiac_murmur
  6. noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone. — synonyms: grumble, grumbling, murmuring, mutter, muttering

Examples

  • “A murmur arose from the audience.”
  • “I couldn't hear the words; he just murmured a lot.”

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