[
UK
/mˈɜːməɹɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈmɝmɝɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈmɝmɝɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
making a low continuous indistinct sound
like murmuring waves
susurrant voices
NOUN
- a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
How To Use murmuring In A Sentence
- The paramedic said he was still alive, moving his hand and murmuring something. Times, Sunday Times
- It still whispered about, prowling in the back of his consciousness, murmuring darkly even though his body was slack with well-satisfied relief. Captured by Moonlight
- It is zeal for the salvation of souls which makes the prelateship desired, if you will believe the ambitious man; which makes the monk, who is destined for the choir, run hither and thither, as the restless soul himself will tell you; which causes all those censures and murmurings against the prelates of the Treatise on the Love of God
- The murmuring, fluttering sounds of the crowd echoed off the high ceilings and stone arches of the chapel.
- Then she pressed herself closer to him, murmuring something in Gaelic, and his expression dissolved in shock. Sick Cycle Carousel
- She moved through the crowd, dodging elbows, murmuring apologies, aware of a growing panic inside.
- There was murmuring behind Myra and a snicker or two in front. TOGETHER ALONE
- As no other person, She had the same feelings as Christ, unmurmuringly bearing the grief of a mother when She saw Her Son persecuted and suffering.
- Poluski's quip; but that fleeting glimpse had thrilled her with subtle recognition of something grasped yet elusive, of a knowledge that trembled on the lip of discovery, like a half remembered word murmuring in the brain but unable to make itself heard. A Son of the Immortals
- Their applause turned to murmuring; their smiles turned into sullen looks. Christianity Today