单词	murmuring
释义	murmurmur‧mur1 /ˈmɜːmə $ ˈmɜːrmər/ ●○○ verb Verb Table VERB TABLE murmur Simple Form Present I, you, we, they murmur he, she, it murmurs Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they murmured Present perfect I, you, we, they have murmured he, she, it has murmured Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had murmured Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will murmur Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have murmured Continuous Form Present I am murmuring he, she, it is murmuring you, we, they are murmuring Past I, he, she, it was murmuring you, we, they were murmuring Present perfect I, you, we, they have been murmuring he, she, it has been murmuring Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been murmuring Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be murmuring Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been murmuring Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He began stroking her hair and gently murmuring her name. He didn't murmur a single word of protest. I murmured a prayer of thanks. She heard the priest murmuring a prayer at the front of the church. The child murmured something in its sleep. The wind murmured through the trees. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS David woke and heard them murmuring down on the ground floor - the sound of a cocktail party. He murmured something, but she did not catch the words. He shook Wynne-Jones who murmured in his sleep, then began to weep. Thesaurus THESAURUSdifferent ways of saying something► whisper to say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your full voice: · ‘Don’t wake the baby,’ Jenny whispered. ► mumble to say something quietly without pronouncing the words clearly: · He mumbled his thanks. ► mutter to say something quietly, especially when you are annoyed but do not want someone to hear you complaining: · ‘This is ridiculous,’ he muttered under his breath.· She muttered something about having to go home early. ► murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: · She stroked his hair and murmured, ‘Don’t worry. You’ll be all right.’ ► growl to say something in a low angry voice: · ‘As I was saying,’ Lewis growled, ‘it needs to be finished today.’ ► snarl to say something in a nasty angry way: · ‘Get out of my way!’ he snarled. ► exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly: · ‘How beautiful!’ she exclaimed. ► blurt out to suddenly say something without thinking, especially something embarrassing or secret: · It was partly nervousness that had made him blurt out the question. ► stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: · ‘I’ll, I’ll only be a m-moment,’ he stammered. Longman Language Activatorto say something quietly or unclearly► whisper to say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your voice: · "Don't wake the baby,'' whispered Jemima.· You don't have to whisper - there's no one around.whisper something in somebody's ear: · Fran leant over and whispered something in her sister's ear. ► mutter to say something quietly, especially when you are annoyed but do not want someone to hear you complaining: · "Why do I have to do all the work?'' she muttered.· Grant went out, muttering something about having to see a client.mutter to yourself: · He was always muttering to himself about all the experiments he had to do that week. ► mumble to say something quietly without pronouncing the words clearly, so that it is difficult to understand: · He mumbled something I didn't hear.mumble that: · All I could do was mumble that I regretted I hadn't taken my degree.mumble a reply/an apology/your thanks etc: · Kaye could only mumble an apology. ► murmur to say something in a soft low voice, that is difficult to hear clearly: · He began stroking her hair and gently murmuring her name.· The child murmured something in its sleep.· She heard the priest murmuring a prayer at the front of the church. ► say something under your breath to say something extremely quietly, especially a criticism or something rude, so that no one will hear what you are saying: · "Stupid idiot,'' he said under his breath as the old man walked away. ► grunt to say a few words in a low rough voice, especially when you are not really interested in what someone is saying to you: · "What about a stripy wallpaper for this room?'' "I dunno,'' he grunted.· She grunted something I didn't catch. WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a roar/murmur/chorus of approval · There were murmurs of approval from the crowd. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► softly · Consider the following examples: Arthur murmured softly in Bertha's ear.· When she felt him beside her and heard his voice softly murmuring in her ear, all her fears left her.· Then, before she could decide whether to retreat and wait for the Empress to leave, a man murmured softly.· Leila could hear him murmuring softly.· The boy murmured softly as he lifted him, then began to struggle. NOUN► breath · She took a pinch of snuff in her hand and sprinkled it over the note murmuring something under her breath. ► ear · He murmured in Alice's ear.· When she felt him beside her and heard his voice softly murmuring in her ear, all her fears left her. ► voice · When she felt him beside her and heard his voice softly murmuring in her ear, all her fears left her.· On the other side were low voices, murmuring. ► word · She was sitting in an armchair in the library, murmuring words over a little black book.· They paused to murmur a few words, and then, completely oblivious to everyone else, started kissing again.· She murmurs, but her words are indistinct. VERB► hear · Twice in the night he heard her murmur Brother?· Very unlikely eventualities, I hear you murmur.· There was no signpost but I turned off anyway, and heard Tam murmur something to Richie.· We heard a suppressed murmuring and smelled rotting rags and old urine as we passed the gate.· Hold your stethoscope to our hearts and tell us what you hear us murmuring.· When she felt him beside her and heard his voice softly murmuring in her ear, all her fears left her.· Leila could hear him murmuring softly.· I heard a low murmuring sound. 1[intransitive, transitive] to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear clearly:  ‘Well done,’ murmured George. The girl murmured something polite, and smiled. Julie turned over and murmured in her sleep.► see thesaurus at say2[intransitive] to make a soft low sound:  The wind murmured through the trees.3[intransitive + against] literary especially British English to complain to friends and people you work with, but not officially—murmuring noun [countable, uncountable]:  murmurings of discontent
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