Murmured

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Murmur \Mur"mur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Murmured}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Murmuring}.] [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr.
     murmur murmur; cf. Gr. ? to roar and boil, said of water,
     Skr. marmara a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.]
     1. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a
        stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.


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              They murmured as doth a swarm of bees. --Chaucer.
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     2. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to
        feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble;
        -- often with at or against. "His disciples murmured at
        it." --John vi. 61.
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              And all the children of Israel murmured against
              Moses and against Aaron.              --Num. xiv. 2.
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              Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured.
                                                    --1 Cor. x.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "murmured":
     barely audible, decrescendo, dim, distant, faint, faint-voiced,
     feeble, gentle, half-heard, indistinct, low, pianissimo, piano,
     scarcely heard, soft, soft-sounding, soft-voiced, subaudible,
     subdued, unclear, weak, weak-voiced, whispered