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murmuring
Overview of noun murmuring
The noun murmuring has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation -- (a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech)
2. grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering -- (a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone)
Overview of verb murmur
The verb murmur has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (15) murmur -- (speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms")
2. murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl -- (make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked")
Overview of adj murmuring
The adj murmuring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. murmuring, susurrant, whispering -- (making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring waves"; "susurrant voices")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun murmuring
2 senses of murmuring
Sense 1
mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
=> sound
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering
=> complaint
=> objection
=> speech act
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun murmuring
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun murmuring
2 senses of murmuring
Sense 1
mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
=> sound
Sense 2
grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering
=> complaint
Antonyms of noun murmuring
Member Holonyms of noun murmuring
Substance Holonyms of noun murmuring
Part Holonyms of noun murmuring
Member Meronyms of noun murmuring
Substance Meronyms of noun murmuring
Part Meronyms of noun murmuring
Meronyms of noun murmuring
Holonyms of noun murmuring
Attributes of noun murmuring
Derived Forms of noun murmuring
2 senses of murmuring
Sense 1
mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
RELATED TO>(verb) murmur#1
=> murmur
Sense 2
grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering
RELATED TO>(verb) murmur#2
=> murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
Domain of noun murmuring
Domain Terms of noun murmuring
Familiarity of noun murmuring
murmuring used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun murmuring
2 senses of murmuring
Sense 1
mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
> sound
=> bong
=> beat
=> beep, bleep
=> bell, toll
=> buzz, bombilation, bombination
=> chink, click, clink
=> chirp
=> chirrup, twitter
=> chorus
=> click-clack
=> clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clopping, clunking, clumping
=> cry
=> ding
=> drip, dripping
=> drum
=> footfall, footstep, step
=> gargle
=> gurgle
=> jingle, jangle
=> knock, knocking
=> mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
=> noise
=> paradiddle, roll, drum roll
=> pat, rap, tap
=> patter
=> peal, pealing, roll, rolling
=> ping
=> plunk
=> pop, popping
=> purr
=> quack
=> quaver
=> ring, ringing, tintinnabulation
=> rub-a-dub, rataplan, drumbeat
=> sigh
=> skirl
=> song
=> strum
=> susurration, susurrus
=> swish
=> tapping
=> throbbing
=> thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud
=> thrum
=> thunk
=> tick, ticking
=> ting, tinkle
=> toot
=> tootle
=> trample, trampling
=> twang
=> vibrato
=> voice
=> vroom
=> whack
=> whir, whirr, whirring, birr
=> whistle, whistling
=> whiz
=> zing
=> zizz
Sense 2
grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering
> complaint
=> grievance
=> grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering
=> jeremiad
=> kvetch
=> pet peeve
=> whimper, whine
Meronyms of noun murmuring
2 senses of murmuring
Holonyms of noun murmuring
Grep of noun murmuring
murmuring
Antonyms of verb murmur
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb murmur
2 senses of murmur
Sense 1
murmur
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
=> complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb murmur
1 of 2 senses of murmur
Sense 1
murmur
=> coo
=> susurrate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb murmur
2 senses of murmur
Sense 1
murmur
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Sense 2
murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
=> complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
'Cause To' of verb murmur
Derived Forms of verb murmur
2 senses of murmur
Sense 1
murmur
RELATED TO>(noun) murmur#1
=> mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
RELATED TO>(noun) murmuration#1
=> mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
RELATED TO>(noun) murmuring#1
=> mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
RELATED TO>(noun) murmurer#1
=> mutterer, mumbler, murmurer
Sense 2
murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
RELATED TO>(noun) murmur#4
=> grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering
RELATED TO>(noun) murmuring#2
=> grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering
RELATED TO>(noun) murmurer#1
=> mutterer, mumbler, murmurer
Domain of verb murmur
Domain Terms of verb murmur
Familiarity of verb murmur
murmur used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb murmur
2 senses of murmur
Sense 1
murmur
EX: Sam and Sue murmur
Sense 2
murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb murmur
2 senses of murmur
Sense 1
murmur
> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> read
=> vocalize, vocalise, phonate
=> troll
=> begin
=> lip off, shoot one's mouth off
=> shout
=> whisper
=> peep
=> speak up
=> snap, snarl
=> enthuse
=> speak in tongues
=> swallow
=> verbalize, verbalise
=> whiff
=> talk of, talk about
=> blubber, blubber out
=> drone, drone on
=> bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
=> rasp
=> blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate
=> tone, inflect, modulate
=> deliver, present
=> generalize, generalise
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
=> chatter
=> yack, jaw, yack away, rattle on, yap away
=> open up
=> snivel, whine
=> murmur
=> mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate
=> slur
=> bark
=> bay
=> rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave
=> hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate
=> cackle
=> babble
=> tone, chant, intone
=> gulp
=> sing
Sense 2
murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
> complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
=> nag, peck, hen-peck
=> backbite, bitch
=> whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp
=> murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
=> grouch, grumble, scold
=> protest
=> repine
=> gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
=> rail, inveigh
=> deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan
=> report
=> bleat
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb murmur
Sense 1
murmur
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
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Sense 2
murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
=> complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
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Grep of verb murmur
murmur
Antonyms of adj murmuring
1 sense of murmuring
Sense 1
murmuring, susurrant, whispering
INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> loud
Similarity of adj murmuring
1 sense of murmuring
Sense 1
murmuring, susurrant, whispering
=> soft (vs. loud)
Pertainyms of adj murmuring
Attributes of adj murmuring
Domain of adj murmuring
Domain Terms of adj murmuring
Familiarity of adj murmuring
murmuring used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj murmuring
murmuring
unmurmuring
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