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murmurs

  • plural
    of murmur.
    murmur
    noun
    a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
  • present tense form
    of murmur (3rd person singular).
    murmur
    noun
    a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.

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Amid soft murmurs about necessary procedures, the state takes on the placid, gentle but utterly unyielding personality of a classic movie villain—not Dracula, Nurse Ratched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In these murmurs, Ullom wonders how much modern technology has led us astray.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

“So good,” Chip murmurs, his eyes rolling back.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

The main corridor linking the two golden shrines and the surrounding alleyways were once alive with the murmurs of tourists walking to prayers.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Then, muffled voices, her mother's rising in anger, in persuasion, her father's deeper murmurs of explanation and self-defense.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez