murmur
noun (a murmur, murmurs); verb (murmur, murmurs, murmured, murmuring)
Everyday
- A soft, low sound of voices, or of water, wind or bees, that goes on and on. tree →
- (verb) To say something very quietly. tree →
- A quiet complaint: «They paid without a murmur.» tree →
- (medicine) A heart murmur is an extra sound a doctor hears in the heartbeat; many are harmless. tree →
In the lessons
In stories, a murmur sets a quiet, gentle mood, or shows a crowd reacting: «a murmur of surprise ran round the room». In The Wind in the Willows, the river murmurs and the reeds whisper. Phrases: «without a murmur» (without complaining), «a murmur of agreement».
Examples
- A murmur of excitement ran through the audience. tree →
- «Goodnight,» she murmured sleepily. tree →
- We heard the murmur of the stream. tree →
- He did his chores without a murmur. tree →
- The doctor heard a small heart murmur, but said it was nothing to worry about. tree →
- The murmur of bees filled the garden. tree →
- “Tell on, my love,” Finnian murmured tree →
Note
Spelling: m-u-r-m-u-r; past murmured, -ing murmuring (no double r). Similar: mutter (grumbly), whisper (with breath), mumble (unclear).
In Jewish tradition
The people's grumbling about water, food and leaders is seen as complaining against God Himself, not only against Moses.
Interpretation. The rabbis see the murmuring as a lack of trust, and it leads to the punishment that the generation does not enter the land.
Examples
- And the people murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?' (Torah EXO.15.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness; (Torah EXO.16.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Therefore thou and all thy company that are gathered together against the LORD — ; and as to Aaron, what is he that ye murmur against him?' (Torah NUM.16.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And all the congregation murmured against the princes. (Prophets JOS.9.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they murmured in their tents, they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD. (Writings PSA.106.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- They also that err in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmur shall learn instruction. (Prophets ISA.29.24, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Spelling: m-u-r-m-u-r; past murmured, -ing murmuring (no double r). Similar: mutter (grumbly), whisper (with breath), mumble (unclear).
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «murmur» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «murmur» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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