murmur
noun
a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
murmured
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past participleof murmur.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof murmur.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
murmurnouna low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
Example Sentences
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Come for the many murmured quotes, stay for some top-notch literary analysis.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
He then put his hands together, bowed slightly and murmured, “Go in grace.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Daphne and Eddie magnanimously turn the other cheek and then go back to lavishing one another with murmured compliments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
"It's all in God's hands," she murmured, lifting her eyes upward.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
“I will get better,” she murmured to the Kokeshi doll, “and someday I’ll race like the wind.”
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
