ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsMmurmur
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murmur
Meaning: to speak in a soft, quiet voice
murmur in a sentence
How murmur is used in real sentences:
The students murmured their guesses while waiting for the answer.
Ella murmured a shy thank-you after receiving the gift.
“Lee asked her to murmur them, as if the guard feared being heard.”
— from the passage The Missing Crown
Synonyms for murmur
Other words for murmur — whisper, mumble and mutter — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of murmur
Words that mean the opposite of murmur:
- shout
- yell
Where it comes from
From Latin murmur 'a humming sound'
Memory hook
A murmur is a low mmm-like sound.