murmur
noun
a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
murmuringly
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a word derived from
murmur.
Example Sentences
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Perry murmuringly remarked that in his opinion any credit due belonged to Mrs. Meier.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
With its mellow rays it lights a leafy willow under which a streamlet, formed by the overflow of the water that turns the mill of Chaillot, flows murmuringly by.
From The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades by Eugène Sue
Chicot dressed murmuringly, while the king remained in the antechamber.
From The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas père
And he laughed, not loud, but murmuringly, for the first time.
From Septimus by William John Locke
The glimmering stars grew stronger, and a breeze from the sea crept murmuringly over the spring-scented fields.
From The Parts Men Play by Arthur Beverley Baxter
