1
as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
finished the tedious job without a murmur
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2
as in muttering
speech that is not clear enough to be understood
could just barely hear the murmurs of the audience
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
no prisoner dared murmur out loud
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as in to mutter
to speak softly and unclearly
a college professor who tends to murmur
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Recent Examples of murmur
Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
Grant them the proper resources while addressing this commitment, putting to rest rumors and murmurs regarding their status.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Young supporters in replica shirts pressed their faces against the perimeter fencing, murmuring at every sweet touch of the ball or ripple of the net.
—Rafa Honigstein and Seb Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 14 Apr. 2024
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Noun
The apartment was warm with gold light and the murmur of conversation under music.
—Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
Grant them the proper resources while addressing this commitment, putting to rest rumors and murmurs regarding their status.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Verb
That time of life, eh, murmured Linda, the grandmother of the trio of women.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Young supporters in replica shirts pressed their faces against the perimeter fencing, murmuring at every sweet touch of the ball or ripple of the net.
—Rafa Honigstein and Seb Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 14 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murmur
Noun
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The ragged metallic roaring scream of a Boeing 727 ascending eastward, a high-pitched whine building to a thundering roar, fading to a drone.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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When in use, the motor produced a slightly audible whistle/whine.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
4 Apr. 2024
Verb
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Trump has complained about China’s rising influence over the canal.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some consumers have also complained that bulk billing arrangements can burden them with a single, subpar internet service that costs more.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The soldiers muttered encouragement; their horses nickered.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
6 Jan. 2025
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Philippe Myers knelt on the side of Canada’s busiest highway and muttered a few curse words about his luck.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Two spa businesses in Baltimore told the Banner that Tucker had been banned immediately after complaints were lodged against him.—
Doha Madani,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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There is no veracity to this anonymous source's complaints about protocol.—
Robert Legare,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The whispers rise, a hum, a din— China’s AI, set to win.—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
28 Jan. 2025
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More powerful and vivid than captured on record, her singing moved from faint, vulnerable whispers to urgent, shrill-free belting that often carried without the aid of effects.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Read Next National Deputies rush to save screaming kids trapped outside burning Colorado home.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
29 Jan. 2025
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While being average maybe does not quite scream iconic Survivor player at full volume, perhaps that is exactly the point.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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He was seen whispering with his attorney, Thomas Dickey, glancing at reporters and mumbling to himself at the Blair County Court hearing.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
13 Dec. 2024
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When city officials mumble pieties and let lifesaving street designs get bogged down in endless studies.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
13 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The ultimate effect is paradoxical: the more that Valéry eliminates the ghost of pain and passion from the logical machinery of his work, the starker and more affecting the moans and cries of the ghost become.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
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Against Notre Dame, the collective moan in the Coliseum with yet another last-minute loss because of Riley’s poor play calling was the breaking point for this lifelong Trojan.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2024
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“Murmur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murmur. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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