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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mur•mur /ˈmɜrmɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a low, soft, continuous sound, as of a brook or of distant voices:the murmur of the ocean waves.
- a mumbled, low, soft sound made by a person, as in complaining:She went to bed without a murmur of protest.
- Pathologyan abnormal sound heard within the body, esp. one coming from the heart valves:a heart murmur.
v. - to make a low, soft, continuous sound:[no object]The brook murmured in the distance.
- to express in murmurs: [no object]The villagers murmured among themselves.[~ + object]He murmured his approval.[used with quotations]She murmured "I love you'' in his ear as he slept.
mur•mur•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mur•mur (mûr′mər),USA pronunciation n. - a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
- a mumbled or private expression of discontent.
- MedicineAlso called heart murmur.
- an abnormal sound heard on listening to the heart, usually through a stethoscope, produced by the blood passing through deformed cardiac valves.
- in some persons a similar sound heard when blood passes through normal valves.
- Phoneticsa voice quality in which vibration of the vocal cords is accompanied by the escape of a great deal of air, as in the (h) of ahead;
breathy voice.
v.i. - to make a low or indistinct sound, esp. continuously.
- to speak in a low tone or indistinctly.
- to complain in a low tone or in private.
v.t. - to sound by murmurs.
- to utter in a low tone:He murmured a threat as he left the room.
- Latin
- Latin murmurāre; (noun, nominal) Middle English
- (verb, verbal) Middle English murmuren 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged grumble, susurration, mumble, complaint, mutter.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Murmur, mumble, mutter mean to make sounds that are not fully intelligible. To murmur is to utter sounds or words in a low, almost inaudible tone, as in expressing affection or dissatisfaction:to murmur disagreement.To mumble is to utter imperfect or inarticulate sounds with the mouth partly closed, so that the words can be distinguished only with difficulty:to mumble the answer to a question.To mutter is to utter words in a low, grumbling way, often voicing complaint or discontent, not meant to be fully audible:to mutter complaints.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged grouse.
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