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Definition of Murmuring
1. Adjective. Making a low continuous indistinct sound. "Susurrant voices"
2. Noun. A low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech.
Generic synonyms: Sound
Derivative terms: Murmur, Murmurer, Murmurous, Murmur, Murmur, Mussitate, Mutter, Mutterer, Mutter
3. Noun. A complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone.
Generic synonyms: Complaint
Derivative terms: Grumble, Grumble, Grumble, Murmur, Murmur, Mutter, Mutter
Definition of Murmuring
1. a. & n. Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining.
Definition of Murmuring
1. Verb. (present participle of murmur) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Murmuring
1. murmur [v] - See also: murmur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Murmuring
Literary usage of Murmuring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sermons of the Rev. C.H. Spurgeon, of London by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1860)
"Because murmuring is such a very easy thing; any one can murmur, ... murmuring seems
to have been bred in the bone of Israel; for Israel in the wilderness ..."
2. The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs (1651)
"Many men and women will hearken to the voice of their own bate murmuring heart
s,rhat will not hearken to thé voice of che Lord i if you would hearken to ..."
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