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mur·mur M0488100 (mûr′mər)n.1. A low, indistinct, continuous sound: spoke in a murmur; the murmur of the waves.2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.3. Medicine An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.v. mur·mured, mur·mur·ing, mur·murs v.intr.1. To make a low, continuous, indistinct sound or succession of sounds.2. To complain in low mumbling tones; grumble.v.tr. To say in a low indistinct voice; utter indistinctly: murmured his approval.
[Middle English murmure, from Old French, from Latin murmur, a humming, roaring, of imitative origin.]
mur′mur·er n.mur′mur·ing·ly adv.mur′mur·ous adj.mur′mur·ous·ly adv.mur•mur•ous (ˈmɜr mər əs)
adj. characterized by murmurs; low and indistinct. [1575–85] mur′mur•ous•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | murmurous - characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warrenrustling, soughing, susurroussoft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" |
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Related to murmurous: serendipitySynonyms for murmurousadj characterized by soft soundsSynonyms- rustling
- soughing
- susurrous
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