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How to use murmur in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Murmur means any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. Example: “A murmur arose from the audience.”

Examples of murmur by meaning

nounSoft indistinct speech.

  • A murmur arose from the audience.
  • I lowered my voice to a confidential murmur, but on her inquiring if I had laryngitis raised it again.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XI, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC

nounThe 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

nounA muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of...

  • 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
  • We can hardly expect him to accept an exemplary sentence without a murmur, so his first move will be to establish his innocence by revealing all.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XX, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC

verbTo speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble, mutter.

  • I couldn't hear the words; he just murmured a lot.
  • The bees murmured in the forest. The waves murmured on the shore.
  • “Oh yes,” he murmured in a tone of obligatory surprise, as he proceeded to make the kind of 2 which he attributed to Margaret's style of chirography.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 7, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC

verbTo say (something) indistinctly, to mutter.

  • With a husky voice she murmured that he was the very dearest grandfather anyone ever had.1942, Lloyd C. Douglas, chapter 7, in The Robe

More sentences with murmur

  • I managed to murmur some words of consolation as I left the funeral.From the entry word
  • I'll see your defective gallbladder and raise you one heart murmur and a kidney stone.From the entry I'll see you and raise you
  • Ramy murmured a quiet du'a, and they traipsed through the gate.2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, Harper Voyager 2023, p. 251. From the entry du'a'
  • “Don't you dare, roomie,” he murmured, moving his lips to her jaw.2021, Kate Meader, Dear Roomie: A Grumpy-Sunshine Hockey Romance, United States: Kate Meader LLC, →ISBN, →ISBN. From the entry roomie
  • The murmur of men and the whistling above and he looked around.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 3, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 25. From the entry wildeyed
  • “Open, Sesame,” I murmured, pressing harder, but the result was the same.2017, Ray Zdan, Sparkles of Blue (Sleeper Chronicles), →ISBN, page 294. From the entry open, sesame
  • A pair of birds settle on the bough above them, murmuring together, ready to roost.2013, J[ohn] M[axwell] Coetzee, chapter 18, in The Childhood of Jesus, Melbourne, Vic.: The Text Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 172. From the entry bough
  • “Tarnation,” Jasper murmured, his attention turning to the thing in the Aether bubble.2013, Kady Cross, The Girl With The Iron Touch, →ISBN. From the entry tarnation
  • “It's part of life's rich tapestry,” he murmured, and then looked at her and sighed.2012, Sandra Heath, Shades of the Past. From the entry be part of life's rich tapestry
  • “I thought that this was a house of God,” she murmured.2010 May 19, Ruth La Ferla, “Where God and the Devil Once Lived”, in New York Times, retrieved 30 Jul 2011. From the entry bewilderedly
  • “ Let's usher that combo in, baby.” “I'm fizzy with excitement,” Didier murmurs thoughtfully.2010, Bret Easton Ellis, Glamorama, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN. From the entry spleef
  • He grunted and murmured, until his face calmed, the eyelids smoothing into slumber, the brows unfurrowing.2009 June 28, David Gates, “The Postmodern Me”, in New York Times. From the entry unfurrow
  • “Parseltongue, that's what I need,” I murmured out loud as I brushed my teeth.2009 September 22, Sara Paretsky, Hardball: A V.I. Warshawski Novel, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, →OL. From the entry parseltongue
  • You can't get bees to sting people they like." "You can always sit on them," murmured Fleur.2008, John Galsworthy, End of the Chapter: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition, ReadHowYouWant.com, →ISBN, page 362. From the entry apic acid
  • Passengers should be firmly strapped in at this time." "Good," murmured Muerotte.2007, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., The Ecolitan Enigma, →ISBN. From the entry grav
  • The snazziest tune here is another murmuring cover—this time, Todd Rundgren's "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference."1999 October, “Reviews [review of Alison Kraus’s Forget About It (1999)]”, in Alan Light, editor, Spin, volume 15, number 10, New York…. From the entry snazzy
  • “Open Sesame,” I murmured, as Rouffe worked his magic and the colours absorbed me.1998, Conrad Williams, “The Gallery”, in Andy Cox, editor, The Third Alternative, number 15, Witcham, Cambs.: TTA Press, →ISSN, page 10…. From the entry open sesame
  • Some women hear skirts murmuring or sighing, or conversing with the flesh they cover.1996 05, Gray Jacobik, “Skirts”, in Michael Pettit, editor, The Writing Path 2: Poetry and Prose from Writers' Conferences, University of…. From the entry skirl
  • Bialik pointed at him and murmured in my ear: "A chairful of Jew."1977, Maurice Samuel, The Worlds of Maurice Samuel: Selected Writings, page 222. From the entry chairful
  • He's nervous and irritable and he dreads any noise or confusion — " "Ataxophobia," Tom murmured.1975, A. l. furman, Dog Stories More, →ISBN, page 36. From the entry ataxophobia
  • Once he said, “I do not murmur against T’ien, nor grumble against men.1965, John C.H. Wu, “Confucius: The Man and His Ideas”, in Chinese Humanism and Christian Spirituality, Angelico Press, published 2017…. From the entry T'ien
  • As I walked away I heard him murmur, 'Yes, sir Missus.' I did not like myself.1957, Joan Gerstad, The jungle was our home. From the entry bullier
  • Reminds me of a nappy bag." "It's too bad, Miss Martelli," murmured Bony.1950, Arthur William Upfield, The Bachelors of Broken Hill, The Crime Club, page 73. From the entry nappy bag
  • Then walking slowly forward he read the letter again, murmuring here and there a word.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 5]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC. From the entry anemone
  • "Oh, a huge crab," Jacob murmured—and begins his journey on weakly legs on the sandy bottom.1922, Virginia Woolf, chapter 1, in Jacob's Room. From the entry weakly
  • "She wasn't much of a skeleton as I remember her," murmured Euphemia, "extremely well-covered."1921, John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga, part 2, ch. 11. From the entry well-covered
  • “Most remarkable,” murmured Tarzan, cudgeling his brain for some pretext upon which to turn the subject.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 102. From the entry cudgel
  • Slowly the moments ticked on; once he murmured the name of the girl he loved.1912, Kate Everest, The Searchlight on the Throne: Reminiscences of an Ex-ambassador, page 132. From the entry tick on
  • One she saw clearly—a dewy-eyed, lovely woman who murmured loving, broken words.c. 1910, Stewart Edward White, chapter 1, in The Call of the North. From the entry dewy-eyed
  • Graham fell in with the scheme without a murmur of dubiety or dissent.1906, David Graham Phillips, chapter 18, in The Fortune Hunter. From the entry dubiety
  • “I haven't nobody,” he murmured, and went tottering up the stairs.1904, Catherine Milnes Gaskell, Old Shropshire Life, page 291. From the entry linnow

Meaning of murmur

  1. noun Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
  2. noun Soft indistinct speech.
  3. noun The sound made by any condition which produces a noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.

Full definition of murmur

Questions about murmur in a sentence

How do you use murmur in a sentence?
Murmur is used as a noun and verb. For example: “A murmur arose from the audience.”
What is a short sentence with murmur?
“A murmur arose from the audience.”
What does murmur mean?
Murmur means any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.

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