murmurverb
uk/ˈmɜː.mər/us/ˈmɝː.mɚ/murmur verb (SPEAK QUIETLY)
C2 [ I or T ] to speak or say something very quietly:
[ + speech ] "I love you," she murmured.
He was murmuring to himself.
humorous He murmured sweet nothings (= romantic talk) in her ear.
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Ways of talking
- -mouthed
- babel
- blab
- blather
- croon
- declamatory
- drone
- drone on
- hold the floor idiom
- lyrical
- meanderings
- rabbit
- rabbit on
- sink to a whisper idiom
- tattle
- telegrammatic
- throw
- waffle
- whisper
- yap
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murmur verb (COMPLAIN)
[ I ] to complain about something that you disagree with or dislike, but not in a public way:
They were murmuring about the boss's nephew getting the job.
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Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- protest
- quibble
- squeal
- start on at sb
- whinger
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murmurnoun
uk/ˈmɜː.mər/us/ˈmɝː.mɚ/murmur noun (SOUND)
C2 [ C ] the sound of something being said very quietly:
A murmur of agreement came from the crowd.
[ S ] a soft continuous sound:
The murmur of the waves on the beach lulled me to sleep.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ways of talking
- -mouthed
- babel
- blab
- blather
- croon
- declamatory
- drone
- drone on
- hold the floor idiom
- lyrical
- meanderings
- rabbit
- rabbit on
- sink to a whisper idiom
- tattle
- telegrammatic
- throw
- waffle
- whisper
- yap
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
murmur noun (COMPLAINT)
[ C ] a complaint that is expressed privately:
After the report was published, there were murmurs of discontent around the office.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- protest
- quibble
- squeal
- start on at sb
- whinger
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Idiom(s)
without a murmur