murmur meaning:
n.) A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.
v. ) To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.
v. ) To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent;
murmur sentence:
She replied in a low murmur.
He gave a little murmur of relief.
An angry murmur ran through the crowd.
A murmur of amusement ran round the room.
The crowd murmured in appreciation.
The student murmured something to the professor.
She was murmuring in his ear.
The laborers are murmuring against their working conditions.
There were murmurs of discontent from the work-force.
The murmur of the waves on the beach lulled me to sleep.
There were murmurs of approval from the onlookers.
She murmurs, but her words are indistinct.
There were murmurs of both assent and dissent from the crowd.
The March wind is fretful , fretting the languid waves into murmurs.
He took the mug of coffee with a murmur of thanks.
She heard him murmur something under his breath.
She waited for the murmuring to die down before speaking again.
They were murmuring about the boss’s nephew getting the job.
On his last gasp, he murmured the name of the person who shot him.
Melanie’s voice murmured indistinctly.
McAllister murmured a fervent amen.
These were the questions murmured out loud throughout the crowd.
Arthur murmured loudly in Bertha’s ear.
A murmur rose that was quickly silenced.
A murmur of excitement went through the crowd.
There were murmurs for and against such action.
The murmur of the crowd became more distinct.
The murmurs – of surprise, dismay, muted terror, mutiny – are allowed to run their course.
A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room.
Clarissa, half awake, but contented, was murmuring to herself.
some years the people had been murmuring against the government.
She was sitting in an armchair in the library, murmuring words over a little black book.
Murmuring reflects discontentment with life.