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noun

Definition of murmuringnext
as in muttering
speech that is not clear enough to be understood his surprising announcement brought murmurings from the crowd

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murmuring

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adjective

as in humming

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murmuring

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verb

present participle of murmur
1
as in complaining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely no prisoner dared murmur out loud

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2
as in mumbling
to speak softly and unclearly a college professor who tends to murmur

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murmuring
  1. complaining
  2. resonant
  3. whisper
  4. grunt
Verb
  • There had been a protest of several thousand people complaining about the flaunting of wealth that the America’s Cup represents.
    George Allen, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Leave none standing, none breathing, none whining and complaining and being useless and miserable all the time.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of complaining
Adjective
  • The message that a Harris victory would send would be even more resonant at this existential juncture in U.S. and world history.
    Linda Robinson, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Besides the budget, Joker: Folie À Deux might have benefited from marketing itself as a musical, and giving the musical elements a far more dominant and resonant position in the film, not to mention adding more humor into the mix.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of resonant
Noun
  • Wednesday’s report comes after earlier data showed the economy added a whopping 254,000 jobs in September, inflation is a whisper away from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target and consumer confidence jumped this month by the fastest clip since March of 2021 — all signs of a robust economy.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • There was also a missed opportunity during the Tribal whispers portion of the evening.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of whisper
Noun
  • MacDougal made a satisfied grunt, put the phone back in his pocket, and hopped from the Land Rover.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • An entire shift as fast food grunts, working side-by-side with the other workers and one another, through every rush and every slog.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of grunt
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