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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2
as in to mutter
to speak softly and unclearly
a college professor who tends to murmur
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Recent Examples of murmur
Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Most people 'genuinely need the benefit' In addition to rhetoric about higher premiums, murmurs of fraud have remained a perennial concern across disability carriers since the inception of long-term disability insurance in the 1960s.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Divergent aspects of Cage’s language—hypnotically simple harmony in the first, percussive murmuring in the other—complemented the film’s rapt aura.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Philadelphia brought back Sirianni amid murmurs about his job status, and that conversation became more audible after the Eagles started the season 2-2.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Most people 'genuinely need the benefit' In addition to rhetoric about higher premiums, murmurs of fraud have remained a perennial concern across disability carriers since the inception of long-term disability insurance in the 1960s.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
The timing of Adam Wharton’s introduction in Crystal Palace’s 2-1 defeat by Everton may have denied the Selhurst Park crowd that murmuring of excitement that would ordinarily greet his appearance, but his contribution in the second half more than made up for it.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Divergent aspects of Cage’s language—hypnotically simple harmony in the first, percussive murmuring in the other—complemented the film’s rapt aura.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murmur
Noun
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The motor produces a whine that is noticeable but not distracting.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Israel Hernandez heard the faint whine of sirens outside his Wilmington apartment and looked up just in time to see a minivan crash into another vehicle as police gave chase.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Pundits complained last year’s Cannes was a light affair, but that had to do with the bottleneck created by the strikes, for one.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The new plan arrives after many existing Claude subscribers complained of hitting rate limits frequently.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Victoria barely muttered a word to Kate, who approached the Ratliffs during a meal, making the exchange extra awkward.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Gray muttered at a moderator, pointing at the placard on the postgame table that proudly displayed his name: Hayden Gray.—
Luca Evans,
The Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Historian Heather Cox Richardson, in her regular post for March 30, notes a similar procession of this complaint.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The complaint was filed to address these issues and their valid trademark.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Some people are forthright when Boulet asks, with a cameraman in tow, a question that is often not spoken, or at most in a locker-room whisper.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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In truth, whispers have been circulating for months that a The Row homewares line might be in the works.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Yet no other sweet treat screams Easter like PEEPS® candy does.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Hernández screams again while wearing a shiny blue jumpsuit similar to one Benson Boone donned for the Grammys.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The mumbling girl is ill and must be taken to hospital, where her mother whimpers prayers over her.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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After exiting the ride, Christopher Hawley walked haltingly, held onto a handrail for support and mumbled that his head hurt, according to the lawsuit.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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None of these moans are intended to dismiss the importance of clever in-jokes and references to past adventures.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Tonally registering as if carved from a medium-hard piece of oak, his transparent deliveries — mellow whispers, conversational assertions, longing moans, resolute cries — served as effective vessels for those character sketches and autobiographical reflections.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Murmur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murmur. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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