murmur
verb/ˈmɜːmə(r)/
/ˈmɜːrmər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they murmur | /ˈmɜːmə(r)/ /ˈmɜːrmər/ |
| he / she / it murmurs | /ˈmɜːməz/ /ˈmɜːrmərz/ |
| past simple murmured | /ˈmɜːməd/ /ˈmɜːrmərd/ |
| past participle murmured | /ˈmɜːməd/ /ˈmɜːrmərd/ |
| -ing form murmuring | /ˈmɜːmərɪŋ/ /ˈmɜːrmərɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear or understand
- murmur (something) (to somebody) She murmured her agreement.
- He murmured something in his sleep.
- She was murmuring in his ear.
- He held her tight and murmured to her.
- + speech ‘Night, night,’ she murmured sleepily.
- murmur that… She murmured that she loved me.
Extra Examples- ‘Mmm,' she murmured appreciatively.
- ‘What a fool I've been,' he murmured softly.
- She heard him murmur something under his breath.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- quietly
- silently
- …
- hear somebody
- to
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- [intransitive] to make a quiet continuous sound
- The wind murmured in the trees.
- [intransitive] murmur (against somebody/something) (literary) to complain about somebody/something, but not openly
- The people murmured against the new regime.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French murmure, from murmurer ‘to murmur’, from Latin murmurare, from murmur ‘a murmur’.
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