murmurous

adjective

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  1. faint
  2. weak
  3. soft
  4. muted
  5. hollow
Adjective
  • By subtracting these reference images from the target images, the team effectively removed the star's light, isolating the faint signals from the planets.
    — Victoria Corless, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Being generally smaller, colder and much darker than a star, exoplanets are also harder to detect, so specialized techniques are required for capturing their faint signals.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of faint
Adjective
  • Carbonaceous chondrites tend to be weaker and more crumbly than other meteorites, so these objects just don’t stand as much of a chance.
    — Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Then, McIlroy hit a weak drive to the right and was blocked by pines.
    — Time, Time, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of weak
Adjective
  • The Lightweight Sweats Classic Zip Hoodie is incredibly soft and pairs beautifully with their ultra-soft ribbed pieces like the Ribbed Modal Body Long Sleeve.
    — Sarah Boyd, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • All while navigating the final stint on the soft tire for over 20 laps and keeping a surging Lando Norris behind him, not once losing his concentration.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of soft
Adjective
  • The 94 rooms and suites have been reimagined with muted colors inspired by the soft hues of the property’s garden and the building’s historic architecture.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The Pacific Ocean subtly makes its way into the decor of the 167 guest rooms and suites, where rugs and table lamps in muted greens and turquoise evoke kelp forests, and fluffy robes feature green seashell prints.
    — Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of muted
Adjective
  • But that commentary, too, manages to be remarkably hollow.
    — Abby Monteil, Them., 17 Apr. 2025
  • At the same time that was hollow in many ways as the ban prevented the AP from the White House pool, which includes access to events in the Oval Office, Air Force One travel as well as more formal events in the East Room.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Definition of hollow
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“Murmurous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murmurous. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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