How to Use murmur in a Sentence

murmur

1 of 2 noun

• He spoke in a murmur.
• They spoke to each other in murmurs.
• The suggestion brought murmurs of disapproval.
• The sweet murmur of the Sarayu added to the deceptive calm.
  — Krishna Jha and Dhirendra K. Jha, Quartz India, 10 Nov. 2019
• Over the sound of the ocean comes the murmur of business jargon.
  — The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
• The cheers turned into a steady murmur as Kevin Mitchell came to bat.
  — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 19 Mar. 2020
• There have been murmurs for months over what Kvamme would do next.
  — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2023
• There’s a low murmur from a crowd caught up in every pitch.
  — Rick Wilber, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
• The only sounds are the wind, the murmur of waves far below—and the hum of drone propellers.
  — Susan Cosier, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2022
• Wayne would fish there for hours on end, lulled by the hypnotic murmur of the ocean.
  — Glamour, 19 Apr. 2021
• Time is stolen from them, and the murmur of Jewish prayers subsides.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022
• As one walks into the art piece, the loud music from dance crews, the murmur of the crowd and the bright lights of the billboards seem to fade away.
  — New York Times, 26 Oct. 2021
• For a few minutes there were no songs, no chants, only the soft murmur of fear.
  — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 2 July 2021
• There was a bustle, the murmur of the crowd would reverberate off the walls.
  — Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
• There are murmurs of multiple large-scale protests planned for the event.
  — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 14 Oct. 2019
• The mood in the chamber felt different this time—the smiles a little forced, a murmur of tension and doubt in the air.
  — Barack Obama, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2020
• The music is off, and the room is a low murmur of Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
  — Cecilia Lei, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2023
• There was a murmur in the room as people returned to their tables.
  — David Treuer, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
• When the place is packed (sixty people), the restaurant noise rises to a loud murmur.
  — David Denby, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
• The crowd watched in silence, then some hugged each other and low murmurs started up.
  — Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
• News of this tragedy elicited murmurs of surprise and sympathy in the room.
  — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
• And through that test, Reynolds learned the little girl was severely anemic – to the point of having a heart murmur.
  — The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
• In fact, he was met with the murmurs of players antsy for the football season to get underway.
  — Aaron Heisen, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2023
• There’s something about a good beach that enlivens the senses: the briny scent of salt in the air, the calming murmur of waves, the gentle nip of sand whipped up by the soft breeze.
  — Lizzie Pook, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 July 2023
• The murmur of bat wings fluttered above me, somewhere within earshot.
  — Pete McBride, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020
• The devices produce a screen message telling the doctor whether the heart sounds are normal or if murmurs are present.
  — courant.com, 23 Oct. 2019
• There was a murmur in the Cougars’ mostly empty gym in the third quarter when Washington threw down a dunk.
  — Mike Hutton, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2020
• The only sound that came from the man was a murmur of surprise, a grunt, and then his attempts at breathing as his body struggled.
  — Paul Yoon, Harper's magazine, 10 Mar. 2019
• The physical will measure things like blood pressure and pulse and listen for heart murmurs.
  — Amanda Sealy, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
• With the throttle down, the Tiara eases onto plane in around seven seconds, with hardly a murmur from the outboards behind.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024

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murmur

2 of 2 verb

• The breeze murmured in the pines.
• He murmured something about having to get home.
• By the time the third inning is over and the A’s have no hits, the crowd is starting to murmur.
  — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2020
• There was a wave of murmuring, and the room got very quiet.
  — Allan Kozinn, New York Times, 9 July 2019
• The tables had tablecloths, the lights were dim, music murmured from the walls and there were no drinks on the house.
  — Bill Savage, Chicago Reader, 13 June 2018
• There are no traces of the meadows, or the woodland murmurs the libretto refers to.
  — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2018
• Her soft old voice murmured something, like a word or two of comfort to the baby.
  — Philip Pullman, Slate Magazine, 26 May 2017
• Her voice broke, and Dan heard his dad murmur something in reply.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 23 Oct. 2019
• The staffers were in the zone, quietly murmuring to themselves.
  — Constance Grady, Vox, 11 Aug. 2018
• With Drew Brees out for a while, some talking heads are starting to murmur about the Bucs being the best team in the conference.
  — Mark Craig, Star Tribune, 17 Nov. 2020
• On Saturday, as soon as Mickelson hit his wedge shot close on the 17th, the crowd near the hole began to murmur.
  — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2017
• The arena murmured with laughter, then a chorus of boos rang from an arena bathed in white.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2023
• Chubb knows the draft order by heart, too, murmuring each team before Burkhardt writes it down.
  — Jenny Vrentas, SI.com, 1 May 2018
• What could the penguins that live there do to adapt? The children, most of them age 7, murmured excitedly.
  — Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 June 2023
• When the nurse offered to take Christian to the nursery that first night, both John and Megan murmured assent, then fell asleep before the two had even left the room.
  — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 13 Feb. 2018
• One man, who’s a regular there, held wooden rosary beads and murmured prayers.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2019
• On a recent day Lein stood in one of her barns as a contented chorus of 9,400 chickens clucked and murmured.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2020
• At the end of the show, everyone headed into the night together by the murmuring Danube.
  — Jacob Mikanowski, Harper's magazine, 21 July 2019
• Those going up to him surely love Knight, but there are just as many others murmuring to friends about those flaws.
  — Brody Miller, Indianapolis Star, 15 July 2017
• While the first responders do their work, the onlookers murmur.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021
• In the confusion, Adrian looked Cleo over first, murmuring to her.
  — Katie Gutierrez, Longreads, 24 Sep. 2019
• Passenger Ana Luisa Rivera can be heard murmuring a prayer in Spanish as her phone takes in the turmoil.
  — oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2020
• As Alabama’s offense tried to run down the clock, the crowd began murmuring for the ball to go back to Petty one final time.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 18 Dec. 2019
• Wittig said, as those in the audience murmured in agreement.
  — Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune, 24 May 2018
• Where some artists might scream with rage, Twiggs murmurs about redemption: These nine souls sail up to heaven.
  — Lawrence Toppman, charlotteobserver, 19 Jan. 2017
• Like a Disney movie on acid, teapots and cutlery begin to murmur, scream and dictate to him; a beloved antique spoon laments its many losses.
  — Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
• Fans murmured — or roared, in some cases — as columnists and critics posed sharp questions and players and coaching staffs changed.
  — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2019
• When Billy is strung up on a yardarm, the sailors murmur their discontent; a display of martial discipline staves off any threat of mutiny.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2020
• Drucker, who has published two novels, murmured something about a third book.
  — Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
• But the feeling was mutual, as Jelly Roll later murmured, if only to himself, about the surrealness of the moment.
  — Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024