Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to murmur
Participle: murmured
Gerund: murmuring
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | murmur |
| you | murmur |
| he;she;it | murmurs |
| we | murmur |
| you | murmur |
| they | murmur |
Perfect
| I | have murmured |
| you | have murmured |
| he;she;it | has murmured |
| we | have murmured |
| you | have murmured |
| they | have murmured |
Past
| I | murmured |
| you | murmured |
| he;she;it | murmured |
| we | murmured |
| you | murmured |
| they | murmured |
Pluperfect
| I | had murmured |
| you | had murmured |
| he;she;it | had murmured |
| we | had murmured |
| you | had murmured |
| they | had murmured |
Future
| I | will murmur |
| you | will murmur |
| he;she;it | will murmur |
| we | will murmur |
| you | will murmur |
| they | will murmur |
Future Perfect
| I | will have murmured |
| you | will have murmured |
| he;she;it | will have murmured |
| we | will have murmured |
| you | will have murmured |
| they | will have murmured |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | murmur |
| you | murmur |
| he;she;it | murmur |
| we | murmur |
| you | murmur |
| they | murmur |
Perfect
| I | have murmured |
| you | have murmured |
| he;she;it | have murmured |
| we | have murmured |
| you | have murmured |
| they | have murmured |
Imperfect
| I | murmured |
| you | murmured |
| he;she;it | murmured |
| we | murmured |
| you | murmured |
| they | murmured |
Pluperfect
| I | had murmured |
| you | had murmured |
| he;she;it | had murmured |
| we | had murmured |
| you | had murmured |
| they | had murmured |
Conditional
Present
| I | would murmur |
| you | would murmur |
| he;she;it | would murmur |
| we | would murmur |
| you | would murmur |
| they | would murmur |
Perfect
| I | would have murmured |
| you | would have murmured |
| he;she;it | would have murmured |
| we | would have murmured |
| you | would have murmured |
| they | would have murmured |
Imperative
| you | murmur |
| we | Let's murmur |
| you | murmur |
Verbs conjugated like 'murmur'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'murmur'
curmur,
murder,
murr,
remurmur,
armor,
armour,
augur,
burr,
curr,
cursor,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make a soft rustling or murmuring sound
- rustle, sough, swough
- to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
- bellyache, bleat, carp, chunter, complain, crab, croak, dump on, frine, girn, give out, grotch, gruntle, harp, inveigh, make a stink, nag, nark, rail, repine, ride, snivel
- to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble
- mutter
- mutter
- mumble, rumor, undertone, whisper
- complain
- grouse, grumble
Antonyms
- complain
- recommend, commend, praise, confirm
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1381, "expression of discontent by grumbling," from O.Fr.
murmure (12c.), noun of action from
murmurer, from L.
murmurare, from
murmur (n.) "a hum, muttering, rushing," probably from a PIE reduplicative base
*mor-mor, of imitative origin (cf. Skt.
murmurah "crackling fire," Gk.
mormyrein "to roar, boil," Lith.
murmlenti "to murmur"). Meaning "softly spoken words" is from 1674. The verb is first attested c.1386.
2. From Middle English murmur, murmor, murmour, from Old French murmure (modern French murmure), from Latin murmur (“murmur, humming, muttering, roaring, growling, rushing etc.”).
Verbs referencing "murmur"
Esperanto
murmuri, Bulgarian
мърморя.
Sample Sentences
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After a while, they came to a thick patch of woodland, through which murmured a clear brook. As the child complained of hunger and thirst, she climbed over the fence with him; and, sitting down behind a large rock which concealed them from the road, she gave him a breakfast [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Thou has ’ hid from the wise and prudent, and revealed unto babes, ’ ” murmured Tom; “ ‘even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. ’ ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] looking earnestly at him, but saying nothing. He closed his eyes, but still retained his hold; for, in the gates of eternity, the black hand and the white hold each other with an equal clasp. He murmured softly to himself, at broken intervals,
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ May be it's the way, ” she murmured to herself; “ but those that _have_ given up, there's no hope for them ! — none ! We live in filth, and grow loathsome, till we loathe ourselves ! And we long to die, and we don't dare to kill [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)