- 1[countable] a quietly spoken word or words She answered in a faint murmur. Murmurs of “Praise God” went around the circle.
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
- 2[countable] (also mur‧mur‧ings [plural]) a quiet expression of feeling a murmur of agreement/approval/complaint He paid the extra cost without a murmur (= without complaining at all). polite murmurings of gratitude
- 3(also mur‧mur‧ing) [singular] a low continuous sound in the background the distant murmur of traffic
- 4[countable] (medical) a faint sound in the chest, usually a sign of damage or disease in the heart a heart murmur
Check pronunciation: murmur