murmuring

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I - noun

1. a low continuous indistinct sound;
often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuration, mussitation
• Derivationally related forms:
mussitate (for: mussitation), murmur (for: murmuration), murmur, murmurous (for: murmur), murmur (for: murmur), murmurer (for: murmur), mutter (for: muttering), mutter (for: mutter), mutterer (for: mutter)
• Hypernyms:
sound
2. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
• Syn:
grumble, grumbling, murmur, mutter, muttering
• Derivationally related forms:
mutter (for: muttering), mutter (for: mutter), murmur, murmur (for: murmur), grumble (for: grumbling), grumble (for: grumble)
• Hypernyms:
complaint

II - adjective

making a low continuous indistinct sound
- like murmuring waves
- susurrant voices
• Syn:
susurrant, whispering
• Similar to:
soft
• Derivationally related forms:
susurrate (for: susurrant)