murmur

All 349 “murmurs” in the Twilight saga: In this very scientific investigation, Rachelle Hampton ranked and charted all the times Stephenie Meyer used the word murmur in her YA vampire series.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

As the skipper stopped the vessel, the roar of the diesel engine turned into a murmur, according to the Ukrainian military officers, who were in touch with the crew while they were at sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

But for hoteliers checking their booking systems, the buzz is more of a murmur.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

During his next outpatient appointment on the morning of 19 November, medical staff noticed Archie was "very pale" and he had developed a heart murmur.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

For what seemed like forever, every murmur in class and in the hallways was about me.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

“So good,” Chip murmurs, his eyes rolling back.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

The main corridor linking the two golden shrines and the surrounding alleyways were once alive with the murmurs of tourists walking to prayers.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Albeit there were some murmurs of discontent at the choice of pre-match music.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

Concerns about the relative impact of boxers and briefs on fertility, for instance, have given way to today’s murmurs about plastic, testosterone and population rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

I hear a few murmurs from the class, and someone whistles and says “awesome” under his breath as I remove the ski mask and goggles and replace them with a pair of aviator sunglasses.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Come for the many murmured quotes, stay for some top-notch literary analysis.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

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

After a while an old man dressed in a white robe sat by her bed and murmured charms.

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

"Like starlings murmuring in the sky," Miller said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025

For many years, the broad convention has been that senior politicians who want to get near government keep their mouths diplomatically shut about the royals, aside from bland praise, or supportive quiet murmuring.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 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

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