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How to pronounce murmur in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cardiac murmur, heart murmur
Type of symptom
Has types systolic murmur
Type Words
Synonyms grumble, grumbling, murmuring, mutter, muttering
Type of complaint
Type Words
Synonyms croak, gnarl, grumble, mutter
Type of plain, sound off, complain, kick, kvetch, quetch
Derivation murmurer, murmuring
Type Words
Synonyms murmuration, murmuring, mussitation, mutter, muttering
Type of sound
Derivation murmurous, murmurer
Type Words
Synonyms murmur vowel
Type of shwa, schwa
Type Words
Type of verbalize, mouth, speak, utter, verbalise, talk
Has types susurrate, coo
Derivation murmuration, murmurer, murmuring


She murmured softly to the baby in her arms.

Examples of murmur

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A murmur rose through the cabin, the same question being repeated over and over.
From the bostonherald.com
A murmur of conversation warms the room, as do the chef Kevin Lasko's offerings.
From the nytimes.com
In a study, residents failed to tell a murmur from a normal beat 80% of the time.
From the reddit.com
After starting the week with a roar, the top-flight index ended it with a murmur.
From the independent.co.uk
After doing so he proceeded to murmur into the ears of his very own Donna Elvira.
From the guardian.co.uk
He sits next to me in the lotus position and starts to murmur a brief invocation.
From the guardian.co.uk
Beyond the insistent murmur of memorials, daily routines set a familiar rhythm.
From the thenewstribune.com
Then the national enthusiasm for folk music faded to its customary polite murmur.
From the time.com
The scream they expected didn't come as only a slight murmur escaped his lips.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
More examples
  • Mutter: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
  • Speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"
  • Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
  • Murmur vowel: a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
  • Heart murmur: an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
  • Grumble: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
  • Murmur is the debut album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 1983 on I.R.S. Records. ...
  • Murmur is an acoustic drone ensemble from New Orleans who play tone/space improvisations based on a single note. ...
  • Murmur, in comics, may refer to: *Murmur (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain *Murmur (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics superhero