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as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
finished the tedious job without a murmur
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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
Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
Eventually, the murmur will go away over time as the child ages.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 July 2024
Matthes, Boucher, and Walton buried Dumpling, arms crossed over her little chest, in Boucher and Walton’s garden, murmuring their regrets about not finding her earlier.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
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Noun
There is a blare of trumpets, and the murmur of more than five thousand people hushes sharply.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
Eventually, the murmur will go away over time as the child ages.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
But these exchanges are brief and their theatricality only serves to highlight the ease of the film’s natural register, which is murmured and grateful as an answered prayer.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 July 2024
Matthes, Boucher, and Walton buried Dumpling, arms crossed over her little chest, in Boucher and Walton’s garden, murmuring their regrets about not finding her earlier.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murmur
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Reports of this plan were toasted by professional cynics with a similar whine.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Mamet is the series’ comic highlight, ping-ponging between tantrums, whines and sickly-sweet pleas with the volatility of an overgrown toddler; Jackson’s Misia receives these outbursts with an obeisance that is eventually pushed to the point of breaking.Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
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Auto dealers who sell its products have complained that high prices have left inventories piling up.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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The late-night show cut to footage of Trump speaking at his rallies in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday, respectively, and complaining about people like Rep. Adam Schiff.Michaela Zee, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Musicians must become actors playing roles, hollering certain motifs and muttering others.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Inside the hall, the audience took care to still its usual soundtrack of muttering, shuffling, coughing, and snoring.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
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Earlier on Wednesday, the union representing the department’s rank-and-file officers, whose complaints to county officials triggered the report, asserted that their recent public criticism of Corpus only had to do with her job performance.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The day after Simpson’s arrest last month, a federal complaint was filed against him.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Wednesday’s report comes after earlier data showed the economy added a whopping 254,000 jobs in September, inflation is a whisper away from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target and consumer confidence jumped this month by the fastest clip since March of 2021 — all signs of a robust economy.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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There was also a missed opportunity during the Tribal whispers portion of the evening.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
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When Jonathan swam out to the dinghy, Nicky screamed no.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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He was allowed to be on that train and even to scream.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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But Pippa ignores her friend’s request, sneaks out of the room, and tiptoes downstairs to find Naomi, who is mumbling something about missing jammy dodgers.Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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Another guy mumbled to himself, squatting on cardboard in front of a bank.Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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As diners dip into the salty pat of butter before them, the room goes silent save for an occasional moan.The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
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In that study, both sexes reported their symptoms equally and exhibited the same amount of moans and complaints.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Murmur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murmur. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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