murmur
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There was something calming and oceanic about the rhythm of rolls and cracks around her, blending with the ambient murmur of banter and gossip into white noise.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Medical staff took blood tests and he was admitted for a blood transfusion to address low haemoglobin levels, as well as investigations into his heart murmur.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Dozens of world leaders were discussing how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a videoconference on Friday when a murmur went up among the presidents and prime ministers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
In 2018, during another hospital visit, doctors detected a heart murmur.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
He rode on Donkeyberry’s back without a single murmur.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
“So good,” Chip murmurs, his eyes rolling back.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
“What is he?” murmurs one grey shadow of my forefathers to the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
After a precious metals shop in Hong Kong's central business district announced that hundreds of silver bars had sold out for the day on Wednesday, murmurs of disappointment rippled through a waiting queue.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Her sonic spectrum is panoramic, from esoteric folktronica murmurs and camouflaged industrial noise to the cosmic stillness of “Un Nombre Propio” and the ritualistic piano of “Las Ramas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
“So that’s where the key went. I thought I’d lost it,” she murmurs.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Daphne and Eddie magnanimously turn the other cheek and then go back to lavishing one another with murmured compliments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
"It's all in God's hands," she murmured, lifting her eyes upward.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
"It's the only thing that makes me forget what's going on," he murmured.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
“No, Barry, no,” I murmured, giggling, when Barry Keoghan’s Oliver stood over that grave, contemplating the unspeakable.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
“I think I’ve been sent to stand in the corner,” the Afrikaner murmured at last.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Finally, the two states can no longer coexist, and she retreats permanently into delusion, murmuring “Whoever you are” to the doctor escorting her off to an asylum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
The ruminative “Third Side of the Moon” finds Brock murmuring how he wishes he’d paid closer attention to the details of a friend who is no longer with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Videos captured people murmuring confusedly, presuming technical difficulties, before the truth dawned on the crowd that pyrotechnics would not be forthcoming.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026
"Like starlings murmuring in the sky," Miller said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
Stephanie pulls her away, murmuring something under her breath.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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