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- pronunciation:
- muhr
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- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a soft, indistinct, continuous sound, such as that made by low voices in conversation.
- synonyms:
- babble, buzz, sough, whisper
- antonyms:
- blare
- similar words:
- drone, grumble, hum, mumble, purl, purr, rustle, susurrus, swish
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| definition 2: |
a muttered or whispered remark or complaint.
- synonyms:
- grumble, mutter
- similar words:
- complaint, grouse, lament, mumble, sigh
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| definition 3: |
an irregularity in the heartbeat, caused by incomplete closure of heart valves; heart murmur.
- similar words:
- flutter
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| related words: |
groan, growl |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
murmurs, murmuring, murmured |
| definition 1: |
to make a soft, indistinct, and continuous sound.
- synonyms:
- babble, buzz, mutter, sough, whisper
- antonyms:
- blare
- similar words:
- drone, hum, mumble, purl, purr, rustle, sigh, susurrate, swish
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| definition 2: |
to say something in a deliberately subdued voice, as to voice a complaint.
- synonyms:
- grumble, mutter
- similar words:
- bellyache, complain, gripe, grouse, grump, lament
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| related words: |
groan, growl, grumble, mutter, speak |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to express in a low, indistinct voice.
The crowd murmured its approval.- synonyms:
- mumble, mutter
- antonyms:
- blare
- similar words:
- babble, drone, grumble, purr, sigh, whisper
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| related words: |
groan, growl, speak |
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| derivations: |
murmuring (adj.), murmuringly (adv.), murmurer (n.) |
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