MURMURING

murmuring, susurrant, whispering

(adjective) making a low continuous indistinct sound; “like murmuring waves”; “susurrant voices”

grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering

(noun) a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation

(noun) a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

murmuring

present participle of murmur

Noun

murmuring (countable and uncountable, plural murmurings)

A sound that murmurs.

A complaint against something.

Source: Wiktionary


Mur"mur*ing, a. & n.

Definition: Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining.

– Mur"mur*ing*ly, adv.

MURMUR

Mur"mur, n. Etym: [F. murmure: cf. L. murmur. CF. Murmur, v. i.]

1. A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.

2. A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice. Chaucer. Some discontents there are, some idle murmurs. Dryden.

Mur"mur, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Murmured; p. pr. & vb. n. Murmuring.] Etym: [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr. murmur murmur; cf. Gr.marmara a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.]

1. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest. They murmured as doth a swarm of bees. Chaucer.

2. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against. "His disciples murmured at it." John vi. 61. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. Num. xiv. 2. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured. 1 Cor. x. 10.

Mur"mur, v. t.

Definition: To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; as, to murmur tales. Shak. The people murmured such things concerning him. John vii. 32.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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OSTENSIBLE

(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”


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