noun
Meaning 1
A sound that murmurs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- the murmurings of trees in the wind
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
murmuring
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: M ER1 M ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A complaint against something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of murmur
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
making a low continuous indistinct sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- like murmuring waves
- susurrant voices
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: susurrant, whispering
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grumble, grumbling, murmur, mutter, muttering
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: complaint
noun
Meaning 6
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuration, mussitation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sound
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: nurina — a complaint against something
- Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (birōdeins) — a complaint against something
- Ancient Greek: γογγυσμός (gongusmós) — a complaint against something
- Irish: cnáimhseáil — a complaint against something
- Italian: brontolamento — a complaint against something
- Italian: lamentele — a complaint against something
- Latin: gannītus — a complaint against something
- Latin: murmurātiō — a complaint against something
- Manx: gaccan — a complaint against something
- Manx: trughaneys — a complaint against something
- Manx: tallagh — a complaint against something
- Plautdietsch: Jemurr — a complaint against something