murmur

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɜː.mə(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmɝ.mɚ/

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Noun

Singular murmur

Plural murmurs

1. (countable & uncountable) A murmur is a low, unclear sound.

   A murmur arose from the audience.

2. (medicine) A murmur is the sound made by any condition which produces noisy flow of blood through the heart.

Verb

Plain form murmur

Third-person singular murmurs

Past tense murmured

Past participle murmured

Present participle murmuring

1. (intransitive) If you murmur you speak in a low, indistinguishable voice.
   • Synonyms: mumble and mutter

   I couldn't hear the words, he just murmured a lot.