Murmur

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  • noun. A low, indistinct, continuous sound.
  • noun. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
  • noun. An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.
  • intransitive verb. To make a low, continuous, indistinct sound or succession of sounds.
  • intransitive verb. To complain in low mumbling tones; grumble.
  • intransitive verb. To say in a low indistinct voice; utter indistinctly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a low continuous noise, like the sound of rushing water or of the wind among trees, or like the hum of bees.
  • To utter words indistinctly; mutter.
  • To grumble; complain; utter complaints in a low, muttering voice; hence, in general, to express complaint or discontent: with at or against.
  • Synonyms To repine, whimper.
  • To utter indistinctly; say in a low indistinct voice; mutter.
  • noun. A low sound continued or continuously repeated, as that of a stream running in a stony channel, of a number of persons talking indistinctly in low tones, and the like; a low and confused or indistinct sound; a hum.
  • noun. A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; hence, any expression of complaint or discontent.
  • noun. In medicine, any one of various sounds, normal and pathological, heard in auscultation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.
  • intransitive verb. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against.
  • transitive verb. To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds.
  • noun. A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.
  • noun. A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Low or indistinct sounds or speech.
  • noun. The sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.
  • noun. A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
  • noun. a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
  • noun. an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
  • verb. speak softly or indistinctly
  • noun. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
  • noun. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
  • Word Usage
    "To ask for anything more, my darker fears murmur, is to tempt destruction."
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    complain  complaint  kick  kvetch  plain  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    firmer  termer  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    chorus  chuckle  echo  grunt  howl  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    verb-form