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Verb: murmur  mur-mu(r)
  1. Speak softly or indistinctly
    "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"
     
  2. Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
    "she murmurs when she feels overworked";
    - mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl [archaic], chunter [Brit, informal]
Noun: murmur  mur-mu(r)
  1. A low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
    "The murmur of the crowd grew louder as they waited for the announcement";
    - mutter, muttering, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
     
  2. A complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
    "I could hear his constant murmur about the new policy";
    - grumble, grumbling, murmuring, mutter, muttering
     
  3. A schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
    "In some pronunciations of 'bottle', a murmur vowel is heard between the 't' and 'l'";
    - murmur vowel
     
  4. An abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
    "The doctor detected a heart murmur during the routine physical examination";
    - heart murmur, cardiac murmur

Derived forms: murmured, murmurs, murmuring

Type of: complain, complaint, kick [informal], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan, mouth, plain [archaic], schwa, shwa, sound, sound off, speak, symptom, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Murmur