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- Dictionarymurmur/ˈməːmə/
noun
- 1. a low continuous background noise: "the distant murmur of traffic" Similar
- 2. a softly spoken or almost inaudible utterance: "a quiet murmur of thanks"
verb
- 1. say something in a low or indistinct voice: "Nina murmured an excuse and hurried away"
- 2. make a low continuous sound: "the wind was murmuring through the trees" Similar Opposite
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MURMUR definition: 1. to speak or say something very quietly: 2. to complain about something that you disagree with…. Learn more.
The meaning of MURMUR is a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling. How to use murmur in a sentence.
an abnormal sound heard on listening to the heart, usually through a stethoscope, produced by the blood passing through deformed cardiac valves. in some persons a similar sound heard when blood passes through normal valves.
MURMUR meaning: 1. to speak or say something very quietly: 2. to complain about something that you disagree with…. Learn more.
A murmur is a quiet, blurred sound often heard from a distance. It can be comforting when you're little to fall asleep listening to the murmur of your parents talking downstairs. Murmur can also be a verb that means the same as mutter: you say something so quietly that your words can't be understood. You might be complaining about something ...
1. a low and indistinct continuous sound, as of a brook or the wind, or of distant voices. 2. a mumbled or private expression of discontent. 3. an abnormal continuous or periodic sound heard within the body by auscultation, esp. one originating in the heart valves. v.i. 4. to make a low and indistinct continuous sound.
Jun 2, 2024 · murmur ( countable and uncountable, plural murmurs) ( countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. 1854, Narrative of a Journey Round the Dead Sea, and in the Bible Lands: The delightful murmur of water running over pebbles is heard a few yards off.
