- present participle of murmur.
murmuring
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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
"Like starlings murmuring in the sky," Miller said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
In automatic mode, the car ambles down the boulevard, murmuring, simmering and keeping its immensity hidden from polite society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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
There was the low murmuring of a priest as the pallbearers began to lower the coffin from their shoulders.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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