murmur
Example Sentences
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It leans more mushroom than tomato, so the whole thing carries a low, woodsy murmur.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
Yet they swallowed it with hardly a murmur.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
My son and my husband each murmur happy greetings in response, assuming I was talking to them—and Thomas, ever the diplomat, says nothing to correct the record.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
Nearly every time Aday Mara touched the ball over the season’s final months, a murmur of anticipation filled Pauley Pavilion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025
A faint murmur from the other end of the line.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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