Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A low, indistinct, continuous sound.
- noun An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
- noun Medicine An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.
- intransitive verb To make a low, continuous, indistinct sound or succession of sounds.
- intransitive verb To complain in low mumbling tones; grumble.
- intransitive verb To say in a low indistinct voice; utter indistinctly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make a low continuous noise, like the sound of rushing water or of the wind among trees, or like the hum of bees.
- To utter words indistinctly; mutter.
- To grumble; complain; utter complaints in a low, muttering voice; hence, in general, to express complaint or discontent: with at or against.
- Synonyms To repine, whimper.
- To utter indistinctly; say in a low indistinct voice; mutter.
- noun A low sound continued or continuously repeated, as that of a stream running in a stony channel, of a number of persons talking indistinctly in low tones, and the like; a low and confused or indistinct sound; a hum.
- noun A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; hence, any expression of complaint or discontent.
- noun In medicine, any one of various sounds, normal and pathological, heard in auscultation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.
- intransitive verb To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with
at oragainst . - transitive verb To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds.
- noun A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.
- noun A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun countable Low or
indistinct sounds or speech. - noun medicine The sound made by any
condition which produces noisy, orturbulent , flow ofblood through theheart . - noun A muttered
complaint orprotest ; the expression ofdissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression ofcomplaint ordiscontent
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
- noun a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
- noun an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
- verb speak softly or indistinctly
- noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
- noun a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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To ask for anything more, my darker fears murmur, is to tempt destruction.
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There's a soft awestruck murmur from the back of the bus: "Wow!"
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The murmur is like a swoosh of too much blood coming out of the heart.
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A heart murmur is an extra sound besides the first and second heart sounds.
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And a sulky murmur comes from the chastened leaders on the front benches
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If your child's doctor feels comfortable that the murmur is innocent, there is no need for further cardiology evaluation.
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Sometimes the doctor will be concerned that the murmur is not innocent or normal.
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If your child's primary doctor thinks that the murmur is normal or innocent, he or she will note the murmur on the patient chart and listen again at later checkups for changes.
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And a sulky murmur comes from the chastened leaders on the front benches
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There was a soft murmur from the back of the room.
mandarine commented on the word murmur
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time.
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury PC, (1834–1913)
March 30, 2007
suunflowerss commented on the word murmur
A murmur ran through the court and before the bailiff could grab it, then it jumped up and bit judge Webster on the nose.
September 15, 2007
kalli commented on the word murmur
So excellent in its own murmuriness.
November 20, 2007
john commented on the word murmur
Also the first full-length record by R.E.M, released in 1983. It's a beautiful record.
November 29, 2007
whichbe commented on the word murmur
May 30, 2008