murmur
noun
a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
was murmuring
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past progressiveof murmur.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A police officer was called to the gas station after a clerk reported Kroetch was murmuring to himself and acting paranoid, according to a summary of the report.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 8, 2020
So that while Diana was murmuring, “Of course,” Charles was declaring, “Whatever in love means.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2019
“He was crying and he was murmuring, saying, ‘Help me out!
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2013
You could feel the tension in the car on the way down to the gig, everyone was murmuring.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2012
He was murmuring to her, he was holding something in his palm.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
