murmur / ˈmɜr mər /

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murmur3 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
  2. a mumbled or private expression of discontent.
  3. Also called heart murmur. Medicine/Medical. an abnormal sound heard on listening to the heart, usually through a stethoscope, produced by the blood passing through deformed cardiac valves.in some persons a similar sound heard when blood passes through normal valves.
  4. Phonetics. a voice quality in which vibration of the vocal cords is accompanied by the escape of a great deal of air, as in the of ahead; breathy voice.
v. 无主动词 verb
  1. to make a low or indistinct sound, especially continuously.
  2. to speak in a low tone or indistinctly.
  3. to complain in a low tone or in private.
v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to sound by murmurs.
  2. to utter in a low tone: He murmured a threat as he left the room.

murmur 近义词

n. 名词 noun

low, continuous sound

v. 动词 verb

make low, continuous sound

更多murmur例句

  1. The game was a pitchers’ duel until, just like that, Pablo Sandoval swung the Atlanta Braves in front and turned Nationals Park into a gallery of light murmurs.
  2. It was the low-level murmur of two people who had forgotten to go on mute, followed by giggling.
  3. Selling off the extras, I saw my neighbor marvel at the scent and murmur that he wished he could afford one.
  4. Then in a kind and soothing murmur he ran over the important points with Vance, who stood like one stunned.
  5. The crowd on the floor responded with a half-hearted murmur of assent.
  6. The mix of cooking segments, pop concerts, and celebrity interviews is met with an unappreciative murmur.
  7. They occurred without a murmur of protest from the United States.
  8. Bernard folded his hands together—almost devoutly—and stood gazing at her with a long, inarticulate murmur of satisfaction.
  9. Her glance wandered from his face away toward the Gulf, whose sonorous murmur reached her like a loving but imperative entreaty.
  10. The leaves were motionless, the river crept past without a murmur, the dark hills rose out of the distant desert like a wave.
  11. At the store he would never have given in, but he was not accustomed to hearing so loud a murmur of approval greet the opposition.
  12. “Akhab Khan prevented those Shia dogs from shooting you and Mayne-sahib,” went on the low murmur.