murmur
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(verb) complain quietly |
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Synonyms: croak, gnarl, grumble, mutter |
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Related Words: complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off |
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(verb) speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms" |
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Related Words: coo, mouth, speak, susurrate, talk, utter, verbalize |
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(noun) a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant |
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Synonyms: murmur vowel |
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Related Words: schwa, shwa |
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(noun) a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone |
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Synonyms: grumble, grumbling, murmuring, mutter, muttering |
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Related Words: complaint |
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(noun) a low continuous indistinct sound |
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Synonyms: murmuration, murmuring, mutter, muttering |
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Related Words: sound |
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(noun) an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal heart function |
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Synonyms: cardiac murmur, heart murmur |
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Related Words: symptom, systolic murmur |
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