Murmur

//ˈmɜː.mə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "murmur" (173 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Verb(1 words)
bemoan

Strong matches (52)

Related words (86)

Verb(3 words)
mutterpinchsnivel

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5 entries

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4 entries

Related terms

1 entries

derived

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Translations

172 translations across 38 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • θρῦλος noun (low sounds or speech)
  • γογγύζω verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Arabic

4 entries
  • طَبْطَبَة noun (heart sound phenomenon)
  • لَغَط noun (heart sound phenomenon)
  • تَغَمْغَمَ verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)
  • تَمْتَمَ verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Armenian

1 entries
  • մռմռոց noun (any low, indistinct, continuing sound)

Bikol Central

2 entries
  • ngurubngurob noun (low sounds or speech)
  • ngurubngurob verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • мърморене noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • ромолене noun (heart sound phenomenon)
  • шепот noun (low sounds or speech)
  • мърморя verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Catalan

3 entries
  • mormoleig noun (low sounds or speech)
  • murmuri noun (low sounds or speech)
  • remor noun (low sounds or speech)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 咕唧 verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)
  • 咕噥 /咕哝 verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Czech

4 entries
  • šelest noun (any low, indistinct, continuing sound)
  • šelest noun (heart sound phenomenon)
  • šepot noun (low sounds or speech)
  • šeptání noun (low sounds or speech)

Danish

4 entries
  • mumlen noun (low sounds or speech)
  • rislen noun (heart sound phenomenon)
  • susen noun (heart sound phenomenon)
  • mumle verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Dutch

1 entries
  • roezemoezen noun (low sounds or speech)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • murmurado noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • murmuro noun (any low, indistinct, continuing sound)
  • susurado noun (any low, indistinct, continuing sound)
  • murmuri verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Finnish

4 entries
  • jupina noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • kohina noun (low sounds or speech)
  • mumina noun (low sounds or speech)
  • mutina noun (low sounds or speech)

French

4 entries
  • murmure noun (low sounds or speech)
  • murmure noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • rumeur noun (low sounds or speech)
  • rumeur noun (muttered complaint or protest)

German

4 entries
  • Gemurmel noun (low sounds or speech)
  • Gemurre noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • Herzgeräusch noun (heart sound phenomenon)
  • Murmeln noun (any low, indistinct, continuing sound)

Gothic

2 entries
  • 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to complain or express discontent)
  • 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Greek

4 entries
  • μουρμουρητό noun (low sounds or speech)
  • μουρμούρισμα noun (low sounds or speech)
  • φύσημα noun (heart sound phenomenon)
  • μουρμουρίζω verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Hindi

4 entries
  • कड़मड़ noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • कल-कल noun (any low, indistinct, continuing sound)
  • बड़बड़ noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • बड़बड़ाहट noun (any low, indistinct, continuing sound)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • dohogás noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • morgolódás noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • mormolás noun (low sounds or speech)
  • nesz noun (any low, indistinct, continuing sound)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • muldra verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)
  • tauta verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)
  • tuldra verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)
  • umla verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Italian

4 entries
  • brusio noun (low sounds or speech)
  • mormorio noun (low sounds or speech)
  • sussurro noun (low sounds or speech)
  • mormorare verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 呟く verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Korean

1 entries
  • 우물우물하다 verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Latin

3 entries
  • murmur noun (low sounds or speech)
  • murmurō verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)
  • muttiō verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • жу́бор noun (any low, indistinct, continuing sound)
  • мрмо́рење noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • ше́пот noun (low sounds or speech)
  • мр́мори verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Māori

4 entries
  • hiarea noun (low sounds or speech)
  • mū noun (any low, indistinct, continuing sound)
  • warowaro noun (low sounds or speech)
  • wawaro noun (low sounds or speech)

Norman

2 entries
  • murmuther verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)
  • prôner verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Persian

3 entries
  • زمزمه noun (low sounds or speech)
  • زمزمه کردن verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)
  • زیر لب گفتن verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Polish

4 entries
  • mruczenie noun (low sounds or speech)
  • pomruk noun (low sounds or speech)
  • szmer noun (heart sound phenomenon)
  • bąkać verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • murmúrio noun (low sounds or speech)
  • murmúrio noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • sopro noun (heart sound phenomenon)
  • murmurar verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Romanian

1 entries
  • freamăt noun (low sounds or speech)

Russian

4 entries
  • бормота́ние noun (low sounds or speech)
  • журчание noun (any low, indistinct, continuing sound)
  • ро́пот noun (low sounds or speech)
  • ро́пот noun (muttered complaint or protest)

Spanish

2 entries
  • soplo noun (heart sound phenomenon)
  • murmurar verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Swedish

2 entries
  • mummel noun (low sounds or speech)
  • mumla verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Tamil

2 entries
  • முணுமுணு verb (to complain or express discontent)
  • முணுமுணு verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Thai

2 entries
  • บ่นพึมพำ verb (to complain or express discontent)
  • พึมพำ verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Turkish

4 entries
  • homurdanma noun (low sounds or speech)
  • homurdanma noun (muttered complaint or protest)
  • homurtu noun (low sounds or speech)
  • homurtu noun (muttered complaint or protest)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • lầm bầm verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)
  • lẩm bẩm verb (to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble)

Welsh

1 entries
  • murmur noun (low sounds or speech)

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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There was a murmur when she entered the room.

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The murmur of the brook lulls me to sleep.

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He has a heart murmur.

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The gentle murmur of the mountain stream helped Tom calm himself.

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