| 单词 | murmur |
| 释义 | murmur (once / 103 pages) 1nv 2n A murmur is a quiet, blurred sound often heard from a distance. It can be comforting when you're little to fall asleep listening to the murmur of your parents talking downstairs. Murmur can also be a verb that means the same as mutter: you say something so quietly that your words can't be understood. You might be complaining about something — a murmur is often a sign that someone's not pleased. A heart murmur is an abnormal heart sound that can only be detected by a doctor with a stethoscope, it's so low and soft. WORD FAMILYmurmur: murmuration, murmured, murmurer, murmuring, murmurous, murmurred, murmurring, murmurs+/murmurer: murmurers/murmuring: murmuringly, murmurings/murmurous: murmurously USAGE EXAMPLESHe pulled Mills into a bear hug and murmured plaudits into his ear. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) “The public domain” began ritualistically, with murmuring, some vocal drones and intoned intervals. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) “By open, I mean all of it,” Esvelt said, to murmurs of approval. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1 1n a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech Syn|Hyper murmuration, murmuring, mussitation, mutter, muttering sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event 2n an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves Syn|Hypo|Hyper cardiac murmur, heart murmur systolic murmur a murmur heard during systole symptom (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease 3n a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone Syn|Hyper grumble, grumbling, murmuring, mutter, muttering complaint an expression of grievance or resentment 4v speak softly or indistinctly She murmured softly to the baby in her arms Hypo|Hyper coo speak softly or lovingly susurrateissue soft noises mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech 5v make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath 2Syn|Hyper croak, gnarl, grumble, mutter complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness n a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant Syn|Hyper murmur vowel schwa, shwa a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables |
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