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present participle of murmur.

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murmuring

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complaining adj.
faint adj.
tranquil adj.
quietly adv.

ADJECTIVE

complaining

Synonyms

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grumbling protesting whining

STRONG

accusing bellyaching bewailing charging deploring disapproving discontented dissenting fretting lamenting moaning mourning regretting repining weeping

WEAK

critical malcontent peevish querulous resentful

Antonyms

WEAK

appreciating enjoying praising

ADJECTIVE

faint

Synonyms

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delicate dim distant dull far-off gentle hazy inaudible mild muffled muted remote slight soft soothing stifled vague weak

STRONG

aside bated bleached blurred deadened deep faded faltering hushed light low moderate muttering obscure padded pale piano quiet smooth softened subdued thin wan whispered

WEAK

bland breathless dusty epicene feeble hoarse ill-defined imperceptible indistinct lenient low-pitched out of earshot shadowy tenuous unclear

Antonyms

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bright certain clear close definite distinct firm friendly harsh healthy intelligent loud near nearby rough sharp smart strong sure thick violent warm

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boisterous colorful heavy uncontrolled

WEAK

bold brave courageous resolute

ADJECTIVE

tranquil

Synonyms

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amicable balmy calm easygoing gentle mild pastoral placid restful sedate serene sober stable tame temperate

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agreeable at ease at peace collected comforting composed cool easy even even-tempered halcyon hushed lenient low measured moderate pacific paradisiacal patient pleasing poised possessed reasonable sedative smooth soft soothing still undisturbed unexcitable unexcited unperturbed unruffled untroubled whispering

Antonyms

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agitated drunk excitable excited fierce harsh immoderate inebriated nervous rough stormy troubled upset violent wild worried

WEAK

chaotic loud noisy turbulent unpeaceful

ADVERB

quietly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

softly

WEAK

faintly in a low voice in a whisper in low tones in silence inaudibly noiselessly sotto voce soundlessly tacitly under one's breath weakly

Antonyms

WEAK

audibly loudly publicly

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murmuring

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

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

Showy but intimate, talky yet supple, it’s murmuring assurances to rebut the very doubts he’s raising.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025

Then one night, just as the moon rose, he grew quiet, and kept murmuring to himself: “Now I can wait; now I can wait.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

murmuring

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