Murmur

['mɜːmə] or ['mɝmɚ]

解释:

(verb.) make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; 'she grumbles when she feels overworked'.

(verb.) speak softly or indistinctly; 'She murmured softly to the baby in her arms'.

布莱恩录入--From WordNet

解释:

(v. i.) A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.

(v. i.) A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice.

(v. i.) To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.

(v. i.) To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against.

(v. t.) To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; as, to murmur tales.

编辑:桑德拉

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Whisper; low, continuous sound.[2]. Complaint, plaint, whimper.[3]. Mutter, indistinct utterance.

v. n. [1]. Make a low, continued sound.[2]. Complain, mutter, repine, croak, grumble.

编辑:卡罗尔

同义词及反义词：

[See GROWL]

班森编辑

解释:

n. a low indistinct sound like that of running water: a complaint in a low muttering voice.—v.i. to utter a murmur: to grumble:—pr.p. mur′muring; pa.t. and pa.p. mur′mured.—n. Mur′murer.—adj. Mur′muring making a low continuous noise.—adv. Mur′muringly with a low murmuring sound: in a murmuring manner.—adj. Mur′murous attended with murmurs: exciting murmur.—adv. Mur′murously.

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