murmuring

murmuring
Synonyms and related words:
aspiration, bated breath, beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, breath, breathy voice, complaining, complaint, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking, destructive criticism, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, dissent, drone, droning, envious, exhalation, faultfinding, gabble, gibber, gibbering, grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouchy, grouse, grousing, growling, grumbling, holler, howl, jabber, jibber, kick, kicking, little voice, low voice, malcontent, malcontented, maundering, mouthing, mumble, mumbling, murmur, murmuration, murmurish, murmurous, mutter, muttering, out of humor, peeve, peevish, peevishness, pet peeve, petulance, petulant, protest, querulant, querulous, querulousness, rebellious, resentful, restive, restless, rustling, scolding, sigh, sniping, soft voice, squawk, squawking, stage whisper, still small voice, sulky, susurrant, susurration, susurrous, susurrus, unaccepting, unaccommodating, underbreath, undertone, uneasy, unfulfilled, ungratified, unhappy, unsatisfied, whining, whiny, whisper, whispering, whispery, yapping

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  • Murmuring — Mur mur*ing, a. & n. Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining. {Mur mur*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • murmuring — (n.) late 14c., verbal noun from MURMUR (Cf. murmur) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Murmuring — Murmur Mur mur, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Murmured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Murmuring}.] [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr. murmur murmur; cf. Gr. ? to roar and boil, said of water, Skr. marmara a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • murmuring — un·murmuring; …   English syllables

  • murmuring — I noun 1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑mutter, ↑muttering, ↑murmur, ↑murmuration, ↑mussitation …   Useful english dictionary

  • Murmuring Judges — Murmuring Judges, first performed in 1991, is a scathing attack on the British legal system, and the second of a trilogy of plays by David Hare examining Great Britain s most hallowed institutions. The first play in the trilogy, Racing Demon,… …   Wikipedia

  • Murmuring the Judges —   Author(s) Quintin Jardine …   Wikipedia

  • Murmuring —    Of the Hebrews in the wilderness, called forth the displeasure of God, which was only averted by the earnest prayer of Moses (Num. 11:33, 34; 12; 14:27, 30, 31; 16:3; 21:4 6; Ps. 106:25). Forbidden by Paul (1 Cor. 10:10) …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • murmuring — mur·mur || mÉœrmÉ™r / mɜːmÉ™ n. soft perpetual sound; continuous whisper, mutter; rustle; quiet grumble; recurrent abnormal sound of the heart v. make a soft perpetual sound; whisper continuously, mutter inarticulately; rustle; grumble under… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • murmuring — noun 1》 a low continuous sound. 2》 a subdued or private expression of discontent. Derivatives murmuringly adverb …   English new terms dictionary

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