单词 | in murmur |
释义 | > as lemmasin murmur 3. A rumour. †in murmur: rumoured, whispered abroad (obsolete).In later use often with connotation of disapproval; cf. sense 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > rumour > [noun] speechc1000 wordOE hearinga1300 opinion1340 talesa1375 famea1387 inklinga1400 slandera1400 noising1422 rumour?a1425 bruit1477 nickinga1500 commoninga1513 roarc1520 murmura1522 hearsay?1533 cry1569 scandal1596 vogue1626 discourse1677 sough1716 circulation1775 gossip1811 myth1849 breeze1879 sound1899 potin1922 dirt1926 rumble1929 skinny1938 labrish1942 lie and story1950 scam1964 he-say-she-say1972 factoid1973 ripple1977 goss1985 the mind > language > speech > conversation > [adjective] > of or relating to chat > of or relating to gossip or rumour > rumoured in murmura1522 rumoured1592 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) ii. vi. 2 In seyr placis..The murmur rays ay mair and mair I wys And clerar wolx the rumour and the dyne. 1556 W. Lauder Compend. Tractate Dewtie of Kyngis (1864) 425 Gret murmour is, and mony sayis, That sum Solistars..Vincusis Laweris in thare cause. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. ii. 28 'Twas fresh in murmure..That he did seeke the loue of faire Oliuia. View more context for this quotation 1776 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (rev. ed.) IV. 117 Some murmur of these matters may come to her ear. 1894 ‘A. Hope’ Prisoner of Zenda xvi Great murmurs had arisen in Strelsau at my continued absence from the city. 2000 Times 3 Aug. i. 26/3 Better than expected results from Proctor & Gamble in the U.S. filip, but most attention was focused on murmurs of a major announcement on internal restructuring. < as lemmas |
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