murmuring (verb)

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• burble — verb 1》 make a continuous murmuring noise. 2》 speak unintelligibly and at unnecessary length. 3》 (of an airflow) break up into turbulence. noun 1》 continuous murmuring noise. 2》 rambling speech. Derivatives burbler noun Origin ME (in the sense to …   English new terms dictionary

• croon — verb Etymology: Middle English croynen, from Middle Dutch cronen; akin to Old High German crōnen to chatter Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. chiefly Scottish bellow, boom 2. to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• whisper — verb speak very softly using one s breath rather than one s throat. ↘literary rustle or murmur softly. ↘(be whispered) be rumoured. noun 1》 a whispered word or phrase, or a whispering tone of voice.     ↘literary a soft rustling or murmuring… …   English new terms dictionary

• agging —  murmuring, raising a quarrel : egging or edging is an expression used in most counties, signifying exciting or whetting on persons to quarrel. Exm. This word is probably derived from the French verb, AGACER, to provoke …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

• murmur — I UK [ˈmɜː(r)mə(r)] / US [ˈmɜrmər] verb Word forms murmur : present tense I/you/we/they murmur he/she/it murmurs present participle murmuring past tense murmured past participle murmured ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to say something in a very… …   English dictionary

• Lorelei — For other uses, see Lorelei (disambiguation). Lorelei rock on the Rhine …   Wikipedia

• babble — [c]/ˈbæbəl / (say babuhl) verb (babbled, babbling) –verb (i) 1. to utter words imperfectly or indistinctly. 2. to talk idly, irrationally, or foolishly; chatter: *Macauley let her babble on as though he didn t hear. –d arcy niland, 1955. 3. to… …  

• mur´mur|er — mur|mur «MUR muhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a soft, low, indistinct sound that rises and falls a little and goes on without breaks: »the murmur of a stream, the murmur of little waves, the murmur of voices in another room. Faint murmurs from the… …   Useful english dictionary

• mur|mur — «MUR muhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a soft, low, indistinct sound that rises and falls a little and goes on without breaks: »the murmur of a stream, the murmur of little waves, the murmur of voices in another room. Faint murmurs from the meadows come… …   Useful english dictionary

• murmur — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to say something in a soft low voice which is difficult to hear clearly: He began stroking her hair and gently murmuring her name. 2 (I) to complain to friends and people you work with, but not officially (+ about/against): Within …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• murmur — /ˈmɜmə / (say mermuh) noun 1. any low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, trees, etc., or of low indistinct voices. 2. a mumbled or private expression of discontent. 3. Medicine an abnormal sound heard on listening over the heart, usually …