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Variant of murmur

murmur Definition

mur·mur (mʉrmər)

noun

  1. a low, indistinct, continuous sound, as of a stream, far-off voices, etc.
  2. a mumbled or muttered complaint
  3. Med. any abnormal sound heard by auscultation, esp. of the heart

Etymology: ME murmure < OFr < L, a murmur, roar, muttering < IE echoic base *mormor-, *murmur- > Sans marmara-, Gr mormurein

intransitive verb

  1. to make a murmur
  2. to mumble or mutter a complaint

transitive verb

to say in a murmur

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murmurer Synonyms

murmurer

n.

grumbler, complainer, malcontent; see agitator, radical.

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