单词 | murmur |
释义 | murmur[ mur-mer ] / ˈmɜr mər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR murmur ON THESAURUS.COM nounverb (used without object)verb (used with object)to sound by murmurs. to utter in a low tone: He murmured a threat as he left the room. Origin of murmurFirst recorded in 1275–1325; verb murmur from Middle English murmuren, from Latin murmurāre “to mutter, make a gentle sound, roar, grumble,” a Latin development of mormor-, murmur-, a Proto-Indo-European onomatopoeic root that appears in Greek mormýrein “(of water) to boil noisily,” Sanskirt marmara- “rustling, rushing,” Lithuanian murmėti “to babble, mutter,” and German murmeln “to mumble, murmur”; noun murmur also from Middle English, from Latin SYNONYMS FOR murmur1 grumble, susurration, mumble, complaint, mutter. 7 grouse. SEE SYNONYMS FOR murmur ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for murmurMurmur, mumble, mutter mean to make sounds that are not fully intelligible. To murmur is to utter sounds or words in a low, almost inaudible tone, as in expressing affection or dissatisfaction: to murmur disagreement. To mumble is to utter imperfect or inarticulate sounds with the mouth partly closed, so that the words can be distinguished only with difficulty: to mumble the answer to a question. To mutter is to utter words in a low, grumbling way, often voicing complaint or discontent, not meant to be fully audible: to mutter complaints. OTHER WORDS FROM murmurWords nearby murmurMurjite, murk, murky, Murman Coast, Murmansk, murmur, murmuration, murmurous, Murom, murphy, Murphy bed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for murmurBritish Dictionary definitions for murmurmurmur / (ˈmɜːmə) / nouna continuous low indistinct sound, as of distant voices an indistinct utterancea murmur of satisfaction a complaint; grumblehe made no murmur at my suggestion med any abnormal soft blowing sound heard within the body, usually over the chestSee also heart murmur verb -murs, -muring or -muredto utter (something) in a murmur (intr) to complain in a murmur Derived forms of murmurmurmurer, nounmurmuring, noun, adjectivemurmuringly, adverbmurmurous, adjectiveWord Origin for murmurC14: as n, from Latin murmur; vb via Old French murmurer from Latin murmurāre to rumble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for murmurmurmur [ mûr′mər ] n.An abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the heart, lungs, or blood vessels. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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