murmur

(mûr'mər)
n.

1. A low, indistinct, continuous sound: spoke in a murmur; the murmur of the waves.
2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
3. Medicine. An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.

v., -mured, -mur·ing, -murs.

v.intr.

1. To make a low, continuous, indistinct sound or succession of sounds.
2. To complain in low mumbling tones; grumble.

v.tr.
To say in a low indistinct voice; utter indistinctly: murmured his approval.

[Middle English murmure, from Old French, from Latin murmur, a humming, roaring, of imitative origin.]

murmurer mur'mur·er n.
murmuringly mur'mur·ing·ly adv.
murmurous mur'mur·ous adj.
murmurously mur'mur·ous·ly adv.

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noun

1. A low, indistinct, and often continuous sound: mumble, sigh, sough, susurration, susurrus, whisper. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. A low indistinct utterance of complaint: grumble, grunt, mutter. See happy/unhappy, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

verb

1. To make a low, continuous, and indistinct sound: sigh, sough, whisper. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To complain in low indistinct tones: grumble, grunt, mutter. See happy/unhappy, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. To speak or utter indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth: mumble, mutter, whisper. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

v

Definition: make low, continuous sound
Antonyms: speak clearly

IN BRIEF: A low, steady sound.

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time. — John Lubbock.

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n

A humming or blowing sound heard on auscultation.

For a list of words related to murmur, see:

• Intonation and Inflection - murmur: speak in low voice with continuous sound
• Speech Sounds

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mumlen, knurren, murren, susen, brus
v. intr. - suse, bruse, mumle, knurre over
v. tr. - sige mumlende

Nederlands (Dutch)
murmelen, ruisen, mopperen, gemompel, gemopper, gemurmel, ruis

Français (French)
n. - bourdonnement, murmure
v. intr. - murmurer
v. tr. - murmurer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Murmeln, Murren, Rauschen
v. - murmeln, rauschen, murren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μουρμούρισμα, μουρμουρητό, ψίθυρος, κελάρυσμα, (μτφ.) γκρίνια, μουρμούρα
v. - μουρμουρίζω, κελαρύζω, ψιθυρίζω, παραπονούμαι

Italiano (Italian)
mormorare, mormorio, fruscio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - murmúrio (m)
v. - murmurar

Русский (Russian)
приглушенный шум голосов, бормотание, ворчание, молва, шептать, журчать, ворчать

Español (Spanish)
n. - murmullo, susurro, queja
v. intr. - murmurar, susurrar
v. tr. - murmurar, decir en voz baja

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sorl, mummel
v. - sorla, mumla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
低语, 低声的怨言, 低声而言, 低声说

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 低語, 低聲的怨言
v. intr. - 低語, 低聲而言
v. tr. - 低聲說

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 졸졸 흐르는 소리, 투덜대는 소리, 잡음
v. intr. - 졸졸 소리 내다, 투덜거리다
v. tr. - 속삭이다, 투덜거리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ざわめき, ささやき, つぶやき, 雑音, 不平, ぶつぶつ言うこと
v. - ざわめく, ささやく, つぶやく, ぶつぶつ不平を言う, 不平を言う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دمدمه, تمتمه (فعل) يدمدم, يتمتم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮המיה, מלמול, רשרוש, תרעומת, קול פכפוך, ריטון‬
v. intr. - ‮מלמל, אמר בקול נמוך, רשרש, רטן‬
v. tr. - ‮רטן או התלונן בקול נמוך‬

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