murmur
noun
a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
has murmured
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present perfectof murmur (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This is not the first time Ryan has murmured about higher office, but Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown’s decision not to run for president appears to have given some oxygen to Ryan’s own presidential ambitions.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2019
Washington rumor for the past month has murmured that the President planned a cross country jaunt to Seattle, ostensibly to visit his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Boettiger.
From Time Magazine Archive
To solve these problems, WMC has murmured of a National Service Act.
From Time Magazine Archive
His harmony, from the first, was often admirable; the rhythm of even some of his earliest verses makes them haunt the ear after one has murmured them aloud.
From The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various
Never for such a sum was bought so rich a treasure of delightful and unfading recollections, always cheering and inspiring--an unwasting music which has murmured and echoed through a life.
From From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 by George William Curtis
