murmuring
/ˈmɜrmərɪŋ/
adjective
- Making a low, continuous, soft sound.
- She listened to the murmuring wind in the trees.
- The murmuring stream wound through the forest.
- A murmuring crowd filled the square.
noun
- A low, continuous, indistinct sound, like soft talking or a gentle flow of water.
- The murmuring of the brook helped her fall asleep.
- A constant murmuring came from the audience during the pause.
- He could hear the murmuring of voices in the next room.
- Quiet, often discontented complaining or grumbling.
- The king ignored the murmuring of his subjects.
- There was murmuring among the workers about the new rules.
- Her murmuring about the food annoyed everyone at the table.
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