murmured
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
An inflected form of murmur · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,189 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,367 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- speak softly or indistinctly She murmured softly to the baby in her arms
- make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath also: mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl she grumbles when she feels overworked
murmured in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Mrs. Jacks looked and murmured her approval.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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Snap murmured, "You've got a local phone?"
Brigands of the Moon · Ray Cummings · Chapter 1
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But it will be different with you, Sir, Joseph murmured, taking Azariah's hand.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 1
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And raising her hand to his lips, and in a deeply agitated voice, “Farewell!” he murmured.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The widow murmured acquiescence, and stole a look at the prosaic figure of the latter gentleman which was full of scornful curiosity.
Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1