Murmuring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Murmuring is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of murmur.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of murmur.
More Meanings
- A sound that murmurs.
- A complaint against something.
Example Sentences
the murmurings of trees in the wind
Do all things without murmurings and disputings.
When Mrs. Churchill's orders were made known, they caused many secret marvellings and murmurings.
Iron and coal were the magnets that drew railways to this land of lovely valleys and silent mountains—for such it was a century-and-a-half ago, before man blackened the valleys with the smokes of his forges, scarred the green hills with his shafts and waste-heaps, and drove the salmon from the quiet Rhondda and the murmuring Taff.
Word Forms
- murmurings
Synonyms for murmuring
Depending on context, synonyms include grumble, murmur, soft, grumbling, muttering, susurrant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include muttering, murmuration, mutter, susurrant, whispering, grumble.
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