A low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech.
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Examples for "murmur "
Examples for "murmur "
1 The second thing made everyone murmur with surprise, and then with hope.
2 Aunt Celia got in without a murmur ; I sneaked in after her.
3 The audience gave Austria credit for that much in a short murmur .
4 And in the north the ominous murmur had become a rhythmic roar.
5 Unfortunately the rest of the phrase was lost in an indistinct murmur .
1 But what?' He added, muttering to himself, 'Oleg's notes held no hints...'
2 He was muttering to himself, saying: 'This is Mathew going down stairs.
3 He could hear his friends shuffling along behind him, sometimes muttering something.
4 The trainees showed great focus as they moved their mouths, muttering quietly.
5 Sahwah was tossing on the bed and muttering when they came in.
1 We've seen continued positive murmuring on the trade negotiations in recent days.
2 Hooper at my side, fidgeting nervously, murmuring , ''Are you sure about this?''
3 The answer came in the murmuring of the stream at my feet.
4 He was moving restlessly in his sleep; he was murmuring her name.
5 He admired the trees, and the meadows, and murmuring streams in poetry.
1 This was a constant background mutter through his great days at Barcelona.
2 Jondrette found time to mutter in the ear of his eldest daughter:-
3 Most, however, remained to glare and frown and mutter curses at us.
4 The first time the U2 singer was mentioned, there was a mutter .
5 The drums began to mutter , Bakahenzie cried out in a loud voice:
1 The birds performed their spectacular murmuration at the Minsmere reserve in Suffolk.
2 She raised one hand, waved slightly, and a murmuration of botflies swarmed above them.
3 Even on a misty and damp afternoon, a starling murmuration is an extraordinary sight.
4 Their winter murmuration takes place over reedbeds established to treat water from old mine workings.
5 Photographer Bill Newsinger of Leicestershire caught this impressive footage of a starling murmuration last week.
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