murmur
[ mur-mer ]
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Late-Middle English; from the Old French murmure, from murmurer "to murmur," from the Latin murmurare, from murmur "a murmur"
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Antonymswhispermuttermumble
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Definitionshoutholleryell
verbto speak in a low tone or indistinctly
verbA) He tends to murmur when he speaks in public because he is uncomfortable. B) No matter how low Jilly would murmur, her mom was still able to hear her all the way from the kitchen.