Antonyms for murmuring


Grammar : Verb
Spell : mur-mer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɜr mər


Definition of murmuring

Origin :
  • late 14c., verbal noun from murmur (v.).
  • verb make low, continuous sound
Example sentences :
  • Was it the murmuring of the dark stream as it washed upon the untrodden shore?
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • "John Barsad," repeated madame, after murmuring it once to herself.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • Steenie went on for a while murmuring to himself at intervals.
  • Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
  • Something very faint and distant, not unlike the murmuring in a sea-shell.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • He was tossing feverishly from side to side, murmuring and muttering.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • Behind, the Marchesino was murmuring to himself Neapolitan street expressions.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • At that very moment Rosalie reduced them all to silence by murmuring: 'See!
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • And she wandered on, murmuring to herself "It must have two good marks, and——"
  • Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll
  • I bowed, murmuring something of the joy I felt and the devotion I should entertain.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • "O yes, yes," he went on murmuring, as if talking to himself.
  • Extract from : « Tales From Two Hemispheres » by Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen

Synonyms for murmuring

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