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without a murmur

without a murmur prepositional phrase: with no complaint or objection; in a quietly passive manner.

Prepositional phrase

  1. With no complaint or objection; in a quietly passive manner.

Questions about without a murmur

What does without a murmur mean?
Without a murmur means with no complaint or objection; in a quietly passive manner.
What part of speech is without a murmur?
Without a murmur is a prepositional phrase.

Words near without a murmur in the dictionary

  1. without
  2. without a by your leave
  3. without a by-your-leave
  4. without a doubt
  5. without a hitch
  6. without a murmur
  7. without a scratch
  8. without a shadow of a doubt
  9. without a trace
  10. without a word of a lie
  11. without accident

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