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Murmuring (Noun)

Meaning 1

A complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • The customers stood in line, their soft murmuring filling the air as they waited for the delayed flight.
  • The teacher tried to settle the classroom, but a low murmuring continued as the students discussed the previous night's game.
  • Throughout the company meeting, a constant murmuring could be heard from the back of the room where the employees were whispering their dissatisfaction.
  • The dissatisfied audience member let out a barely audible murmuring during the theater performance, their disappointment evident in their hushed tones.
  • A disgruntled crowd of fans emitted a murmuring of discontent after their team's crushing defeat.

Synonyms

  • Muttering
  • Grumbling
  • Mutter
  • Murmur
  • Grumble

Hypernyms

  • Complaint

Related Words

  • Murmur (verb)

Meaning 2

A low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Examples

  • The sound of the river created a soothing murmuring that calmed the mind.
  • As she rocked gently in her chair, the old woman's murmuring seemed to be a mixture of words and hums.
  • The murmuring of the crowd grew louder as the concert was about to start.
  • The child's murmuring in her sleep suggested that she was having a pleasant dream.
  • The dying flame produced a murmuring sound as the last of the wax melted away.

Synonyms

  • Muttering
  • Mutter
  • Mussitation
  • Murmur
  • Murmuration

Hypernyms

  • Sound

Related Words

  • Murmur (verb)
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