murmur
noun
a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
had murmured
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past perfectof murmur.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“Why tonight, God?” he had murmured in the hospital, doubled over.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
“I wonder if we should risk it,” he had murmured.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 11, 2016
That was after Littner had already informed Baggs that, despite his constant insistence to the contrary, neither was he a "brand", and Baggs had murmured back sulkily, "I think I might be."
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2010
Wasn't she the star who, in the 1932 film Grand Hotel, had murmured, "I want to be alone" and then played out that role for the rest of her life?
From Time Magazine Archive
The words that Gandalf had murmured came back into his mind.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
