murmur

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noun

1 sound of words that are spoken quietly

ADJECTIVE

▪ dull, faint, low, quiet, slight, soft

▪ general

▪

a general murmur of assent

▪ angry, excited

VERB + MURMUR

▪ give, let out

▪

He gave a little murmur of relief.

▪ hear

MURMUR + VERB

▪ ripple through sth, run

▪

A murmur of excitement rippled through the audience.

▪

A murmur of amusement ran around the room.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a murmur

▪

She answered in a low murmur.

▪ with a murmur

▪

He took the mug of coffee with a murmur of thanks.

▪ without a murmur

▪

They did as they were told, without a murmur.

▪ murmur of

PHRASES

▪ the murmur of voices

2 low, gentle, continuous sound

ADJECTIVE

▪ soft

▪ low

▪ distant

VERB + MURMUR

▪ hear

PREPOSITION

▪ murmur of

▪

the distant murmur of traffic

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verb

ADVERB

▪ gently, quietly, silently, softly, under your breath

▪

‘What a fool I've been,’ he murmured softly.

▪ aloud

▪ huskily

▪ sleepily

▪

‘Night, night,’ she murmured sleepily.

▪ absently

▪ weakly

▪ sadly

▪ apologetically, appreciatively, politely, soothingly, thoughtfully

▪

‘Mmm,’ she murmured appreciatively.

▪ drily, sarcastically, wryly

VERB + MURMUR

▪ hear sb

▪

She heard him murmur something under his breath.

PREPOSITION

▪ to

▪

He held her tight and murmured to her.

Murmur is used with these nouns as the object: ↑apology, ↑word