murmuring
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈmɜrmərɪŋ/
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- In the quiet library, a low murmuring filled the air as students discussed their projects softly.
- hear the murmuring
- soft murmuring
- murmuring in the crowd
noise, wind noise, maybe even pedestrian murmur, just sort of white noise outside.
- noise, wind noise, maybe even pedestrian murmur, just sort of white noise outside.
- Because of this, the deer lie in a space of light and murmurs.
- The little almsman of spring Bowers, Oscar Wilde, found sweet fretful swarms of grumbling bees and Tennyson the murmuring of innumerable bees.
Examples
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We finished our sodas, listening to the solitary bullfrog and the social murmuring of unseen ducks.
Fiction book (1998) -
The disembodied murmuring of their lowered voices floated toward us out of the darkness.
Fiction book (1990) -
And a strange, low murmuring that I seemed to feel rather than hear.
Fiction book (1993) -
The laundry was quiet except for the murmuring of the fish tank and the occasional trains passing.
Fiction book (1998) -
The strange Italian murmuring had become inaudible, all but forgotten.
Fiction book (1996) -
The only sign you have entered the sleepless city is a certain unceasing murmuring, even in the dead of night.
Fiction book (1999) -
Often I hear the gentle murmuring of the mikveh guide softly offering instruction and support.
Blog text (1) -
Pol heard the murmurings even above the pounding of his heart.
Fiction book (1992) -
But there are other murmurings that come out of the drizzle that often shrouds San Francisco Bay.
Academic text (2003) -
The stream had shrunk to a modest murmuring brook, and the humpback bridge looked picturesque instead of perilous.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
85
2.0
A soft rustling sound like leaves or silk moving
36
4.1
A low, quiet sound made by people speaking softly or by small movements
18
4.4
A low quiet complaint that people say so others cannot hear
6
3.6
Speaking quietly and not clearly so people cannot understand
3
4.6
A low unclear sound made quietly with the lips
2
2.7
A long low dull sound like distant thunder
1
9.9
A soft whispering sound like wind in leaves
A soft low sound of many people talking at once
A low soft sound made by quiet talking without clear words
Making a low, soft continuous sound like wind or water
Making a soft sound like leaves when they move
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Etymology
Murmuring comes from the Latin word murmur, which copies the soft, repeating sound 'murmur' and is the same root as the English murmur. So, murmuring means a low, ongoing sound, like quiet talking or a gentle stream.