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ALL meanings of murmuring

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  • noun murmuring a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices. 1
  • noun murmuring a mumbled or private expression of discontent. 1
  • noun murmuring Also called heart murmur. Medicine/Medical. an abnormal sound heard on listening to the heart, usually through a stethoscope, produced by the blood passing through deformed cardiac valves. in some persons a similar sound heard when blood passes through normal valves. 1
  • noun murmuring Phonetics. a voice quality in which vibration of the vocal cords is accompanied by the escape of a great deal of air, as in the (h) of ahead; breathy voice. 1
  • verb without object murmuring to make a low or indistinct sound, especially continuously. 1
  • verb without object murmuring to speak in a low tone or indistinctly. 1
  • verb without object murmuring to complain in a low tone or in private. 1
  • verb with object murmuring to sound by murmurs. 1
  • verb with object murmuring to utter in a low tone: He murmured a threat as he left the room. 1
  • noun murmuring A soft, low, or indistinct sound produced by a person or group of people speaking quietly or at a distance. 1
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