murmurous

mur·mur

 (mûr′mər)

n.

1. A low, indistinct, continuous sound: spoke in a murmur; the murmur of the waves.

2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.

3. Medicine An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.

v. mur·mured, mur·mur·ing, mur·murs

v.intr.

1. To make a low, continuous, indistinct sound or succession of sounds.

2. To complain in low mumbling tones; grumble.

v.tr.

To say in a low indistinct voice; utter indistinctly: murmured his approval.

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[Middle English murmure, from Old French, from Latin murmur, a humming, roaring, of imitative origin.]

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mur′mur·er n.

mur′mur·ing·ly adv.

mur′mur·ous adj.

mur′mur·ous·ly adv.

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mur•mur•ous

(ˈmɜr mər əs)

adj.

characterized by murmurs; low and indistinct.

[1575–85]

mur′mur•ous•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

murmurous - characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren rustling, soughing, susurrous soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"

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