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murmuring
(encz) | murmuring,mumlání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Murmuring
(gcide) | Murmur \Mur"mur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Murmured; p. pr. & vb.
n. Murmuring.] [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr.
murmur murmur; cf. Gr. ? to roar and boil, said of water,
Skr. marmara a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.]
1. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a
stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.
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They murmured as doth a swarm of bees. --Chaucer.
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2. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to
feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble;
-- often with at or against. "His disciples murmured at
it." --John vi. 61.
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And all the children of Israel murmured against
Moses and against Aaron. --Num. xiv. 2.
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Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured.
--1 Cor. x.
10.
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Murmuring
(gcide) | Murmuring \Mur"mur*ing\, a. & n.
Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining. --
Mur"mur*ing*ly, adv.
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murmuring
(wn) | murmuring
adj 1: making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring
waves"; "susurrant voices" [syn: murmuring,
susurrant, whispering]
n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by
movement of the lips without the production of articulate
speech [syn: mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring,
murmuration, mussitation]
2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn:
grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter,
muttering] |
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unmurmuring
(encz) | unmurmuring,nereptající adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Murmuring
(gcide) | Murmur \Mur"mur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Murmured; p. pr. & vb.
n. Murmuring.] [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr.
murmur murmur; cf. Gr. ? to roar and boil, said of water,
Skr. marmara a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.]
1. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a
stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.
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They murmured as doth a swarm of bees. --Chaucer.
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2. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to
feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble;
-- often with at or against. "His disciples murmured at
it." --John vi. 61.
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And all the children of Israel murmured against
Moses and against Aaron. --Num. xiv. 2.
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Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured.
--1 Cor. x.
10.
[1913 Webster]Murmuring \Mur"mur*ing\, a. & n.
Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining. --
Mur"mur*ing*ly, adv.
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Murmuringly
(gcide) | Murmuring \Mur"mur*ing\, a. & n.
Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining. --
Mur"mur*ing*ly, adv.
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Unmurmuring
(gcide) | Unmurmuring \Unmurmuring\
See murmuring. |
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