murmuring

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɜrmərɪŋ/ UK /ˈmɜːmərɪŋ/ See IPA manual

noun adj

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noun
a low, continuous, indistinct sound or complaint

A discontented murmuring spread through the waiting crowd.

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1 noun · a low, continuous,... muttering mumbling grumbling whispering rustling complaint drone

Opposites

shout silence

Word family

Related forms murmur murmurationmurmurous

Etymology

From the verb murmur, from Old French murmurer, from Latin murmurare ('to murmur, mutter'), ultimately of imitative origin.

murmurare Latin murmur Middle English

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# murmuring

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈmɜrmərɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** ˈmɜːmərɪŋ

## Meanings
1. a low, continuous, indistinct sound or complaint

## Examples
- A discontented murmuring spread through the waiting crowd.

## Synonyms
- muttering
- mumbling
- grumbling
- whispering
- rustling
- complaint
- drone

## Antonyms
- shout
- silence

## Related Forms
- murmur
- murmuration
- murmurous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: murmurare
- Root: murmur

## Etymology
From the verb murmur, from Old French murmurer, from Latin murmurare ('to murmur, mutter'), ultimately of imitative origin.

## AI Etymology
Murmuring comes from the verb murmur, from Old French murmurer, from Latin murmurare ('to murmur, mutter'), ultimately of imitative origin. The etymological trail includes Latin murmurare, Latin murmur. The same word family includes murmur, murmuration, murmurous. Its current noun use means "a low, continuous, indistinct sound or complaint".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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