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Sentences with murmur

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  • He turned and murmured something to the professor. [VERB noun + to]
  • They spoke in low murmurs.
  • Barrett, who believes the remedy is to listen to each murmur about 400 times using an iPod.
  • It wouldn't do to allow those who are handed the budget papers early to phone a handy contact and murmur their inside knowledge.
  • The piano music mixes with the murmur of conversation. [+ of]
  • The promise of some basic working rights draws murmurs of approval. [+ of]
  • Murmur implies a continuous flow of words or sounds in a low, indistinct voice and may apply to utterances of satisfaction or dissatisfaction [to murmur a prayer]; mutter usually suggests angry or discontented words or sounds of this kind [to mutter curses]; to mumble is to utter almost inaudible or inarticulate sounds in low tones, with the mouth nearly closed [an old woman mumbling to herself]
  • The doctor said James had now developed a heart murmur.
  • A murmur of satisfaction
  • He made no murmur at my suggestion
  • He murmured a threat as he left the room.
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