Murmuring
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sound that murmurs. countable, uncountable
"the murmurings of trees in the wind"
- 2 a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone wordnet
- 3 A complaint against something. countable, uncountable
"Do all things without murmurings and disputings."
- 4 a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of murmur form-of, gerund, participle, present
"Iron and coal were the magnets that drew railways to this land of lovely valleys and silent mountains—for such it was a century-and-a-half ago, before man blackened the valleys with the smokes of his forges, scarred the green hills with his shafts and waste-heaps, and drove the salmon from the quiet Rhondda and the murmuring Taff."
Adjective
- 1 making a low continuous indistinct sound wordnet
Example
More examples"The laborers are murmuring against their working conditions."
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