murmur
noun
a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
unmurmuringly
-
a word derived from
murmur.
Example Sentences
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"Presently I shall; and I shall hear my sentence from your lips unmurmuringly, even if it be cruel."
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
Therefore she did her bidding like a slave, and spiced her beer and made her bed and even listened to her foul jests and talk unmurmuringly.
From The Lady of Blossholme by Henry Rider Haggard
James was faithful, willing and strong; and as a carrier of burdens, took unmurmuringly his place beside the tireless bullock and the elephant.
From Parrot & Co. by Harold MacGrath
True reverence lies rather in accepting unmurmuringly the order of things we find; in believing in the completeness and self sufficiency of nature and humanity, and that these contain within them elements of self-sustainment.
From The Limits Of Atheism Or, Why should Sceptics be Outlaws? by George Jacob Holyoake
Distracted by it all, Mr. Saltus accepted chicken and salad unmurmuringly, in forgetfulness of his surroundings.
From Edgar Saltus: The Man by Marie Saltus
