murmuring

Variant of murmur

murmur definition

mur·mur (mʉr′mər)

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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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