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as in whines
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
finished the tedious job without a murmur
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as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
no prisoner dared murmur out loud
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as in mutters
to speak softly and unclearly
a college professor who tends to murmur
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Recent Examples of murmurs
Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
After deciding to run it back in the offseason, there are murmurs that one of the team’s top players might be on the block sooner rather than later.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
For years, his controversies were tolerated—first as discreet murmurs behind gloved hands, then as uneasy conversations in corridors, and eventually as an inescapable topic of diplomatic small talk.
—Rob Shuter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
As Jarcovjáková travels from the former Czechoslovakia to Japan and West Berlin, navigating rejection and the lives of various lovers, the murmurs of voices, quiet footsteps and hums of crowded rooms accompany her striking black-and-white photography.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
Disappointed murmurs followed the mention of Valadao’s name.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Moving forward, there are murmurs of those being stripped of titles and losing certain privileges.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The bad news is that there are already murmurs in Brussels about piecemeal, incremental measures – harmonizing certain national laws, creating yet another framework for EU member states to fuss over and interpret.
—Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Along with these two normal sounds, doctors also listen for unusual noises – such as murmurs, extra beats or clicks – that can point to problems with how blood is flowing or whether the heart valves are working properly.
—Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Justin Chang, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
An aide for former first daughter Chelsea Clinton shut down murmurs about her entering the race.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
But even amid the general euphoria, there recently have been murmurs about whether AI mania will prove to be an echo of the late 1990s dot-com boom and meltdown that plunged Silicon Valley into a funk that lasted several years.
—Staff, Austin American Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025
The River Coln murmurs gently here—weaving through golden buttercups and forget-me-nots, while plump ducks paddle lazily beneath canopies of willow.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
There have also been murmurs around Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins and Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler — but nothing more.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 1 June 2025
Noun
All of the murmurs point toward that.
—Verb
Tess murmurs, having had no idea that Alex, who works in finance, has started moonlighting in standup.
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When whispers of these new allegations began to receive national coverage, many outlets were cynical and tried to debunk them.—
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
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At one point, Hujar complains about a call from the artist Ed Baynard.—
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The president calls his wife and complains about the sole of his shoe before heading off to a girls’ basketball event with Angel Reese.—
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Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.—
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Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.—
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Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around.—
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Two of the monkeys had applauded the event with hopping and grunts, but the other three had shot like arrows into the trees, chasing after the peculiar bird that had remained indifferent to their antics.—
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Wrestlers are rewarded for greater effort, more force and louder grunts.—
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Left to die, breathless and alone, Invisigal chokes while Robert screams from the other end of the comms.—
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That stretch screams points, and the wise move might be to start planning your route to Salah.—
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From the first moment, the vibe is off, as Brady looks earnestly at Rooney, the England legend mumbles and gives vague answers.—
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Parents of students with disabilities have increasingly resorted to filing complaints with the state over their schools’ failure to educate their children, and most of the time, state investigators have agreed.—
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MacLeod said many of the complaints his organization hears are like the Johnsons’ and involve third-party utility billing companies hired by landlords.—
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“Murmurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murmurs. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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