murmurousnessn.
/ˈməːm(ə)rəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈmərm(ə)rəsnəs/ A low continuous sound resembling murmuring.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > faintness or weakness > [noun] > faint or weak sound > murmuring sound > quality
murmurousness1903
1903 Westm. Gaz. 5 Oct. 2/1 Two streams of water flow..into stone basins, lulling one with a sleepy murmurousness.
1975 H. Duncan Treehouse viii. 223 There was something murmurous about the house, and the kitchen had been left very untidy as well... Still, the murmurousness?
1993 Independent (Nexis) 10 Oct. 42 Behind her she could hear women's voices, a continuing murmurousness from upstairs windows.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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