n.
- a low continuous background noise.
- a quietly spoken utterance.
▸the quiet or subdued expression of a feeling.
- Medicine a recurring sound heard in the heart through a stethoscope that is usually a sign of disease or damage.
v.
- say something in a murmur.
- make a low continuous sound.
Phrase
- without a murmur
without complaining.
Derivative
- murmurer n.
- murmurous adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. murmure, from murmurer ‘to murmur’, from L. murmurare, from murmur ‘a murmur’.