murmured
喃喃自语,喃喃地说,喃喃道,喃喃自语道
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Definitions
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- : a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
- : a mumbled or private expression of discontent.
- : 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.
- : 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.
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- : to make a low or indistinct sound, especially continuously.
- : to speak in a low tone or indistinctly.
- : to complain in a low tone or in private.
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- : to sound by murmurs.
- : to utter in a low tone: He murmured a threat as he left the room.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
There were murmurs early on that Brady and Arians didn’t vibe.
When the song “One and Only You” started playing on the tape, Jerry Lee smiled and murmured, “This is dedicated to you.”
Colleague John Guy shook hands solemnly with Zimmerman's counsel and murmured, "Congratulations."
The audience murmured knowingly, as if this were a familiar, yet still frightening observation.
As the lips of the dead Disney moved, people in the audience murmured their agreement.
Later she murmured approval as Tori Spelling showed off hostessing tips.
"On a warm summer's day it's delightfully cool down here," Mr. Meadow Mouse murmured.
Mrs. Kaye, without turning her head, murmured something indistinctly, and lit another cigarette.
“It is a perfect identification,” murmured Mr. Arden, with his eyes still riveted on the plaster faces.
"A woman's particular reason is a man's feeble excuse," murmured Sir Lucien rudely.
I believe I murmured something suitable, but it was absurd to pretend to be overjoyed at the news.