单词 | murmuring |
释义 | murmuring (once / 859 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY murmuring: murmuringly, murmurings+/murmur: murmuration, murmured, murmurer, murmuring, murmurous, murmurred, murmurring, murmurs/murmurer: murmurers/murmurous: murmurously USAGE EXAMPLES“The public domain” began ritualistically, with murmuring, some vocal drones and intoned intervals. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Inside, children play on a polished marble floor that reflects the sky; women sit, murmuring their news; gilded murals and stained glass catch the sunset. New York Times(Nov 21, 2016) A handful of older men assembled their electric wheelchairs across the street, transistor radios murmuring in the dusk, to watch the people go by. Slate(Nov 08, 2016) 1adj making a low continuous indistinct sound like murmuring waves Syn susurrant, whispering soft (of sound) relatively low in volume 2n a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech Syn|Hyper murmur, murmuration, mussitation, mutter, muttering sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 3n a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone Syn|Hyper grumble, grumbling, murmur, mutter, muttering complaint an expression of grievance or resentment |
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