remurmuringadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈməːm(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/rəˈmərm(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s– remurmuring, 1700s remurm'ring.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, murmuring adj., remurmur v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: In sense 1 probably < re- prefix + murmuring adj.; compare earlier remurmuration n. and later remurmur v. In sense 2 < remurmur v. + -ing suffix².

Chiefly poetic. rare after 18th cent.

†1. Of the conscience: eliciting or giving rise to a quiet, insistent feeling of guilt. Cf. remurmuration n. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1644 Bp. J. Hall Devout Soul xii. 52 Neither have I offended out of inconsideration, and inadvertency, but after and against the checks of a remurmuring conscience.

2. Re-echoing with low, subdued sounds.

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

1740 W. Somervile Hobbinol ii. 464 While thy remurm'ring Streams Danc'd by, well pleas'd.

1757 J. Dyer Fleece i. 36 Deep remurm'ring cords Of th' ancient harp.

1884 A. C. Swinburne Midsummer Holiday 112 From love-lit thought's remurmuring cave The notes that rippled, wave on wave, Were clear as love.

1989 A. D. Nuttall Stoic in Love 131 Pope can be seen in training for this passage in his early version of Statius..with its echoing cities and remurmuring river-banks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	remurmuring
释义	remurmuringadj. Brit. /rᵻˈməːm(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /rəˈmərm(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s– remurmuring, 1700s remurm'ring. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, murmuring adj., remurmur v., -ing suffix². Etymology: In sense 1 probably < re- prefix + murmuring adj.; compare earlier remurmuration n. and later remurmur v. In sense 2 < remurmur v. + -ing suffix². Chiefly poetic. rare after 18th cent. †1. Of the conscience: eliciting or giving rise to a quiet, insistent feeling of guilt. Cf. remurmuration n. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1644 Bp. J. Hall Devout Soul xii. 52 Neither have I offended out of inconsideration, and inadvertency, but after and against the checks of a remurmuring conscience. 2. Re-echoing with low, subdued sounds. 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 1740 W. Somervile Hobbinol ii. 464 While thy remurm'ring Streams Danc'd by, well pleas'd. 1757 J. Dyer Fleece i. 36 Deep remurm'ring cords Of th' ancient harp. 1884 A. C. Swinburne Midsummer Holiday 112 From love-lit thought's remurmuring cave The notes that rippled, wave on wave, Were clear as love. 1989 A. D. Nuttall Stoic in Love 131 Pope can be seen in training for this passage in his early version of Statius..with its echoing cities and remurmuring river-banks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1644
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