murmur
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"There are just so many moments here that could sing, yet they barely murmur," he wrote.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
But for hoteliers checking their booking systems, the buzz is more of a murmur.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
“It never dawned on me that four years later I’d be like, the murmur is bigger than it ever was,” Glannan said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
It leans more mushroom than tomato, so the whole thing carries a low, woodsy murmur.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
“She was dropping off the laundry,” Ma said in her soothing murmur.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
More and more issues — upset tummies, heart murmurs, pancreatitis attacks — crept in with every passing year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
“So good,” Chip murmurs, his eyes rolling back.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Each new alarm like this elicits anxieties and murmurs that souring private credit is about to become the new subprime mortgage crisis.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
With time on his hands, and having already heard murmurs about a gifted boy from Bihar, Naidu headed to another match being played simultaneously.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
I sense her presence even before I hear the surprised murmurs around me.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Her mother murmured advice: “No one can take away what you’ve put in your own mind.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Les Clarkstone, 89, said: "It was very comfortable and never murmured, so it was quite nice. I enjoyed it."
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
"It's the only thing that makes me forget what's going on," he murmured.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
She pulled her daughter close and murmured a small prayer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
“Parents can have multiple reasons for choosing to raise their children around whatnots,” the mystery woman murmured.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
"Like starlings murmuring in the sky," Miller said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
The quiet murmuring of voices from the film playing on her screen helped her to drift off on a packed overnight flight.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025
During the first run of “book tour” dates, there was some murmuring amongst U2 fans that this felt like they could possibly have been pilot excursions for Bono.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2025
The plane is leveling off, engines murmuring steadily.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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