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verb | noun murmurmurmur1 /ˈmɚmɚ/ ●●○ verb VERB TABLEmurmur |
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 |
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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 |
THESAURUSexpress in words► say to use particular words to tell someone a thought, opinion, explanation, etc.: What did you say? “I don’t care,” he said. ► mention to say something but without giving many details: He mentioned that he saw you yesterday. ► add to say something more about something: Is there anything you’d like to add? ► express formal to say how you feel about something: Her mother expressed concern about how Lisa was doing in school. ► point out to say something that other people had not noticed or thought of: “It’s upside down,” Liz pointed out. ► remark (also observe formal) to say what you have noticed about something: She remarked that the process had been difficult for everyone. ► specify formal to say something in an exact and detailed way: He did not specify how many jobs would be cut. ► state formal to say something publicly or officially, in a clear way: The police officer stated that the driver had been speeding. ► announce to tell people officially something that was not known before or that people were waiting to hear: At the meeting, the company’s president announced that they would be building a new factory in Detroit. ► declare formal to say something very firmly. You can also use declare when someone officially states something: “I won’t go!” she declared. The announcer declared that the games had begun. ► exclaim to say something loudly and suddenly: “Your house is so beautiful!” she exclaimed. ► blurt out to say something suddenly and without thinking: Peter blurted out the news before we could stop him. ► utter formal to say something, usually one word or a few words. Used especially in writing: No one uttered a word. ► whisper to say something very quietly: “Is the baby asleep?” she whispered. ► mumble/mutter to say something quietly so that your words are not clear, for example when you are annoyed or embarrassed: “It’s not fair,” she muttered. ► murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: He murmured words of love. ► 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: Eric stammered his thanks, and blushed. ► snap to suddenly say something in an angry way: “I’ll just do it myself!” Anna snapped. ► growl to say something in a low angry voice: “Shut up,” he growled. ► snarl to say something in a mean angry way: “Get out of here!” he snarled. 1[intransitive, transitive] to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear clearly: I murmured a prayer of thanks.► see thesaurus at say12[intransitive] to make a soft low sound: The wind murmured through the trees.3[intransitive, transitive] to complain to friends and people you work with, but not officially: He didn’t murmur a single word of protest.—murmuring noun [countable, uncountable] verb | noun murmurmurmur2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYmurmur2Origin: 1300-1400 French murmure, from Latin murmur ► a murmur of agreement/surprise/disapproval etc. There was a murmur of agreement from the crowd. ► without a murmur Students paid their tuition fees without a murmur, despite the raise. 1a soft low sound made by people speaking quietly or from a long way away: The man spoke in a low murmur.murmur of a murmur of voices down the hallwaya murmur of agreement/surprise/disapproval etc. There was a murmur of agreement from the crowd.2a complaint, but not a strong or official complaint: murmur of There have been murmurs of discontent over the new rules.3[singular] the soft low sound made by a stream, the wind, etc.: the murmur of the little brook4[usually singular] an unusual sound made by the heart that shows there may be something wrong with it: a heart murmur5something that is talked about but is not official: murmur of/about There have been murmurs of an international boycott.6do something without a murmur to do something without complaining, especially when this is surprising: Students paid their tuition fees without a murmur, despite the raise. |