Part of wood where a branch diverged.
Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath.
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Examples for "murmur"
Examples for "murmur"
1The second thing made everyone murmur with surprise, and then with hope.
2Aunt Celia got in without a murmur; I sneaked in after her.
3The audience gave Austria credit for that much in a short murmur.
4And in the north the ominous murmur had become a rhythmic roar.
5Unfortunately the rest of the phrase was lost in an indistinct murmur.
1This was a constant background mutter through his great days at Barcelona.
2Jondrette found time to mutter in the ear of his eldest daughter:-
3Most, however, remained to glare and frown and mutter curses at us.
4The first time the U2 singer was mentioned, there was a mutter.
5The drums began to mutter, Bakahenzie cried out in a loud voice:
1We grumble about our politics, but politicians across the world behave badly.
2Over the low grumble of the engine he heard hammers at work.
3In fact, she used to complain and grumble while she was there.
4I've heard you grumble about your father on more than one occasion.
5That made Bat grunt and grumble and wriggle; and finally uncover, too.
1I remember this by thinking of Popeye, whose trademark rusty croak went:
2The lambs said most; and the sheep agreed with a husky croak.
3He let out a pained croak and curled into a fetal position.
4Outside it was that same whispered croak from long unused vocal cords.
5When his resistance finally gave way, he could only croak, Okay .
Something twisted and tight and swollen.
1My face is ash-color'd, my sinews gnarl, away from me people retreat.
2I leaned against a gnarl in the olive tree behind.
3I lifted my body up into the hedge and snaked my legs deep into its gnarl.
4The cup had been carved out of a gnarl, judging from the pattern of the wood grain.
5I expect Maud will have the family tree along and urge us to stop overnight at every gnarl on the 'trunk.'
6There is no gnarl about him yet, but it will come, most likely in further increments against France in Paris on Sunday.
7She'd gnarl her face up for no reason while giving out bedtime meds and slam back into the nursing station without a word.
8As the pane shattered I wheeled my feet and drove them down, ensuring they went first with the rupturing snow into the gnarl below.
9He stood upon the highest vantage-point that he could attain with safety, where a shaggy gnarl of the all-pervading ivy served as a friendly stay.
10Gnarled oaks and short dense evergreens cast tiny shadows across the path.
11A tall familiar figure walking with a staff of twisted gnarled wood.
12Mature trees crowned the rise, gripping it in gnarled fists of roots.
13Two large gnarled hands burst out of the wood, reaching for me.
14Dulles held his copy in trembling fingers gnarled with arthritis and gout.
15Waves gently lapped at the gnarled, exposed roots of the oak tree.
16Columns rose from pool to ceiling, thick and gnarled as tree trunks.