murmurousadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈməːm(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˈmərm(ə)rəs/

Forms: see murmur n. and -ous suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: murmur n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < murmur n. + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin murmurosus given to muttering complaints (4th cent.), Old French murmurous (12th cent.), murmureus (13th cent.).

1. Querulous, complaining, grumbling. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining

grutching?c1225

plaintivea1393

complainingc1430

plainteous1444

quarrellousc1450

murmurousa1525

murmuring1530

grudging?1531

yammeringc1540

complaintful1552

muttering1567

groanful1590

grumblinga1616

complaintive1637

quirking1746

complainant1791

twiney1824

maundering1848

nattered1853

grumbly1858

moany1867

grouchy1895

grumblesome1925

a1525 Contempl. Synnaris l. 621, in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 209 Sair' pvnissing Quhilk þai suld suffer' but murmuross [c1550 Harl. murmorous] menyng.

1592 J. Stow Annales 691 This yeere many murmurous tales ranne in the citye betweene the earle of Warwike and the Queenes blood.

1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi vi. v. 26/2 The Judgments of God upon the Murmurous Israelites.

1995 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 17/6 Three of the London orchestras are cancelling concerts to save money... Even the well-protected BBC orchestras are murmurous.

2. Characterized or accompanied by murmuring; full of murmurs. Also as adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adjective] > murmuring sound

murmuring1530

babbling1578

murmurous1582

mutterous1582

hummering1637

simmering1673

remurmuring1740

muttering1842

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 8 Where through nyne channels with mountayns murmerus hurring Rough the sea floas forward.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xi. sig. Z3^v Like as a fire, the which..Hath long bene vnderkept, and down supprest, With murmurous disdayne doth inly raue.

1659 H. More Immortality of Soul iii. xvii. 510 A joynt groaning of a multitude together, mingled with a murmurous admiration.

1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey V. xx. 19 Round his swol'n heart the murm'rous fury rowls.

1820 J. Keats Ode to Nightingale in Lamia & Other Poems 110 The murmurous haunt of flies on summer eves.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 263 Often a trumpeter horn blew murmurous, hoarsely resounding.

1886 C. F. Woolson East Angels ix. 176 The waves..flowed softly up the beach..with a rippling murmurous sound.

1923 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 767/1 The low burble of petition-reading and the murmurous flow of false evidence were still proceeding.

1984 A. Lee Sarah Phillips (1985) 91 His telephone line..was murmurous with female voices.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	murmurous
释义	murmurousadj.adv. Brit. /ˈməːm(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˈmərm(ə)rəs/ Forms: see murmur n. and -ous suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: murmur n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < murmur n. + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin murmurosus given to muttering complaints (4th cent.), Old French murmurous (12th cent.), murmureus (13th cent.). 1. Querulous, complaining, grumbling. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining grutching?c1225 plaintivea1393 complainingc1430 plainteous1444 quarrellousc1450 murmurousa1525 murmuring1530 grudging?1531 yammeringc1540 complaintful1552 muttering1567 groanful1590 grumblinga1616 complaintive1637 quirking1746 complainant1791 twiney1824 maundering1848 nattered1853 grumbly1858 moany1867 grouchy1895 grumblesome1925 a1525 Contempl. Synnaris l. 621, in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 209 Sair' pvnissing Quhilk þai suld suffer' but murmuross [c1550 Harl. murmorous] menyng. 1592 J. Stow Annales 691 This yeere many murmurous tales ranne in the citye betweene the earle of Warwike and the Queenes blood. 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi vi. v. 26/2 The Judgments of God upon the Murmurous Israelites. 1995 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 17/6 Three of the London orchestras are cancelling concerts to save money... Even the well-protected BBC orchestras are murmurous. 2. Characterized or accompanied by murmuring; full of murmurs. Also as adv. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [adjective] > murmuring sound murmuring1530 babbling1578 murmurous1582 mutterous1582 hummering1637 simmering1673 remurmuring1740 muttering1842 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 8 Where through nyne channels with mountayns murmerus hurring Rough the sea floas forward. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. xi. sig. Z3^v Like as a fire, the which..Hath long bene vnderkept, and down supprest, With murmurous disdayne doth inly raue. 1659 H. More Immortality of Soul iii. xvii. 510 A joynt groaning of a multitude together, mingled with a murmurous admiration. 1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey V. xx. 19 Round his swol'n heart the murm'rous fury rowls. 1820 J. Keats Ode to Nightingale in Lamia & Other Poems 110 The murmurous haunt of flies on summer eves. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 263 Often a trumpeter horn blew murmurous, hoarsely resounding. 1886 C. F. Woolson East Angels ix. 176 The waves..flowed softly up the beach..with a rippling murmurous sound. 1923 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 767/1 The low burble of petition-reading and the murmurous flow of false evidence were still proceeding. 1984 A. Lee Sarah Phillips (1985) 91 His telephone line..was murmurous with female voices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.a1525
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