murmurs

Noun

murmur (countable and uncountable, plural murmurs)

1. Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
   • The delightful murmur of water running over pebbles is heard a few yards off1854, Narrative of a Journey Round the Dead Sea, and in the Bible Lands
2. Soft indistinct speech.
   • A murmur arose from the audience.
3. The sound made by any condition which produces a noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.
   • Since aortic diastolic pressure is higher than pulmonary artery systolic pressure, there is continuous flow into the pulmonary circulation, creating the characteristic continuous ("machinery") murmur, heard best just below the left clavicle.2004, Euan A. Ashley, Josef Niebauer, Cardiology Explained
4. A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent.
   • In fear of disease and in the interest of his health man will be muzzled and masked like a vicious dog, and that without any murmur of complaint.1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress

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