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Meanings of murmurous in English

Characterized by soft sounds.

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Examples for "rustling"
Examples for "rustling"
1
The cottonwood leaves were rustling; bees were humming in the tamarack blossoms.
Tales of lonely trails
2
Small animals rustling about all over the place in last year's grass.
The blood spilt
3
I just wanted you to believe that I wasn't behind the rustling.
Big sky standoff
4
It was already too late when he heard a rustling behind him.
The hangman's daughter
5
The rustling of armor let me know that the others had responded.
Monster Hunter International
1
Bright embers dance in the blackness -pushed by the soughing wind.
The thing
2
Her soft, soughing breath was the only sound in the silent room.
Explosive
3
The soughing of the night wind in the evergreens was mournful.
Gold of the Gods
4
And so I sit once more, listening to the soughing of the woods.
Wanderers
5
She could hear it soughing gently through the branches of the live oaks.
The Big-Town Round-Up
1
Up from the sea came the susurrous voice of the reef whispering its eternal questions.
Where the Sun Swings North
2
Under the susurrous trees, their own voices became whispers.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
3
That susurrous splash, though soft and soothing under other circumstances, now abraded her nerves as effectively as the whine of a dentist's drill.
Dark rivers of the heart
Usage of murmurous in English
1
The music and the babel of tongues had become murmurous and indistinct.
Arms and the Woman
2
Their cradle had been rocked to the murmurous roar of London traffic.
Now It Can Be Told
3
In a murmurous voice, he said, You need a new desire.
The dog said bow-wow
4
The auditorium shone with light; it grew murmurous with ecstatic approval.
The Roll-Call
5
There was a small fountain, and the waters sang in a murmurous music.
Arms and the Woman
6
The hotel in Liverpool swarmed and buzzed with busy and murmurous American arrivals.
Seven English Cities
7
The breeze, murmurous amongst the branches, set the leaves rustling like silk attire.
The Heavenly Twins
8
From the brown, weather worn sealskin tent came the murmurous sound of voices.
The Eternal Maiden
9
I heard a low, murmurous sound, with a deal of contentment in it.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 / A Mag...
10
The tireless hum of insects made murmurous music all about him.
The Sheriff's Son
11
And on before, the causeway was utterly empty, dipping idly between murmurous green.
Romance Island
12
Against this the people, though they are a people of peace, are murmurous.
Romance Island
13
They were low, faint, murmurous sounds, for the lips were nearly at rest.
Robert Falconer
14
With a murmurous stir uncertain, in the air, the purple curtain
The raven (illustrated by Gustave Doré)
15
The sound was of a murmurous character, soft, attractive, persuasive, friendly.
The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2
16
They heard Kedzie's murmurous tones and the rumble of Dyckman's answer.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
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