Murmur | Mean of murmur in English Dictionary
/ˈmɚmɚ/
- Noun
- a low sound made when many people are speaking
- a murmur of voices
- the murmur of the crowd
- a quiet expression of an opinion or feeling
- The suggestion brought murmurs of disapproval.
- a murmur of agreement/protest
- murmurs of recognition
- They accepted the decision without a murmur (of protest/complaint). [=they accepted the decision without protesting/complaining at all]
- speech or a way of speaking that is quiet and soft
- He spoke in a murmur.
- They spoke to each other in murmurs.
- a low, quiet, and continuous sound
- a murmur of bees
- the murmur of the waves along the shore
- an unusual heart sound that may indicate a problem with the heart's function or structure
- Her doctor detected a (heart) murmur during a routine physical exam.
- Verb
- to say (something) in a quiet and soft voice
- He murmured something about having to get home.
- “Thank you,” she murmured as she left the room.
- to make a low, continuous sound
- The breeze murmured in the pines.
- the murmuring breeze