murmuring 1 of 3

noun

Definition of murmuringnext
as in muttering
speech that is not clear enough to be understood his surprising announcement brought murmurings from the crowd

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murmuring

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adjective

as in humming

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murmuring

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verb

present participle of murmur
1
as in complaining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely no prisoner dared murmur out loud

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2
as in mumbling
to speak softly and unclearly a college professor who tends to murmur

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murmuring
  1. complaining
  2. resonant
  3. whispering
  4. whisper
  5. grunt
  6. whining
Verb
  • The Buccaneers started complaining to the officials about fouls.
    CJ Moore, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The irony of the quintessential real estate expert buying a home in the flight path of an international airport, then complaining about the noise, is not lost on the rest of Palm Beach County.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of complaining
Adjective
  • With her soaring vocals weaving around the bandura’s skein of resonant lines Krut evokes the seasonal cycle in her folkloric repertoire.
    Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Rowan worked with Ellis to add lyrics to the resonant, lilting instrumentation, meshing strikingly well with Rowan’s haunting voice.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of resonant
Verb
  • Instead, The Rock appeared to retcon his Final Boss character by not only knighting Roman Reigns, but also hugging his archrival Cody Rhodes and whispering sweet nothings in his ear.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Nina and Radek were whispering about something.
    Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of whispering
Noun
  • Recent whispers from Washington suggest that tariffs are unlikely to be broad.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Veteran journalist Kim Osorio appears in the doc and says that there were whispers that Porter was a victim of Combs’ abuse, and an attorney for a client who sued Combs says her client witnessed acts of violence against Porter.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of whisper
Noun
  • Assigning an employee grunt work is not delegating.
    Terina Allen, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But not before the North Node of Destiny enters your sixth house of health, routine, and day-today grunt work as of January 11.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of grunt
Verb
  • The whining about everyone else didn’t help, either.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Stop whining and thank your lucky stars for having a job.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of whining
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