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to murmur
01
to speak in a low, soft voice, often in a way that is difficult to hear or understand
Intransitive
Transitive: to murmur sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
murmur
3rd person singular
murmurs
Present participle
murmuring
Past simple
murmured
Past participle
murmured
Examples
She murmured a lullaby to help her baby fall asleep.
02
to express discontent or complain about someone or something in a quiet, subdued manner
Intransitive: to murmur about sth
Examples
The disgruntled employees murmured about the new company policies during their lunch break.
Murmur
01
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
murmurs
02
a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
03
a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
04
an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
Lexical Tree
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