murmurous

adjective

Definition of murmurousnext
as in faint

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murmurous
  1. faint
  2. weak
  3. soft
  4. muted
  5. hollow
Adjective
  • But when seen against the context of Wednesday’s market rout, the direction of those shifts also gives an indication, however faint, of the narrative animating the markets.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Celebrity nail artist Alicia Torello has a faint coral blend into a soft silver shimmer for simple yet still striking New Year’s nail.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of faint
Adjective
  • Area roads could become dangerously slick Monday morning as a weak system is expected to bring freezing rain overnight, according to the National Weather Service.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Houston will be a weaker team in 2025, but one Brown still believes can capture an American League West championship.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of weak
Adjective
  • Smooth a small amount onto dry hair to revive soft definition in your second- or third-day curls.
    Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Chadwick says that over the last 10 years, football has acted as a glue: managing the country’s image and profile through soft power and diplomacy.
    Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of soft
Adjective
  • Mars will show shades of muted reds on its surface, and its white polar cap can also be seen.
    John Natale, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The embrace of these aesthetics in home design seems of a piece with the move toward muted colors and curvy furniture.
    Sarah Archer, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of muted
Adjective
  • These stars sparkle from within a hollow cavity in a billowing cloud of gas and dust, its thick swirls shining in brilliant blues, like a flashlight cutting through the fog.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His cheeks were hollow, and a grizzled beard, which hadn’t seen a proper shave in weeks, made his face look older and all the more haggard.
    Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of hollow
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