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murmur
1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech (Freq. 2) • Syn: mutter, muttering, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation • Derivationally related forms: mussitate (for: mussitation), murmur (for: murmuration), murmur (for: murmuring), murmurous, murmurer, mutter (for: muttering), mutter (for: mutter), mutterer (for: mutter) • Hypernyms: sound 2. a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant (Freq. 1) • Syn: murmur vowel • Hypernyms: schwa, shwa 3. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone • Syn: grumble, grumbling, murmuring, mutter, muttering • Derivationally related forms: mutter (for: muttering), mutter (for: mutter), murmur (for: murmuring), grumble (for: grumbling), grumble (for: grumble) • Hypernyms: complaint 4. an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves • Syn: heart murmur, cardiac murmur • Hypernyms: symptom • Hyponyms: systolic murmur
1. speak softly or indistinctly (Freq. 15) - She murmured softly to the baby in her arms • Derivationally related forms: murmuration, murmuring, murmurer • Hypernyms: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise • Hyponyms: coo, susurrate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE - Sam and Sue murmur 2. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath - she grumbles when she feels overworked • Syn: mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl • Derivationally related forms: grumble (for: grumble), grumbler (for: grumble), grumbling (for: grumble), mutter (for: mutter), muttering (for: mutter), murmuring, murmurer • Hypernyms: complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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