murmur

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a low continuous indistinct sound;
often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
mutter, muttering, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation
• Derivationally related forms:
mussitate (for: mussitation), murmur (for: murmuration), murmur (for: murmuring), murmurous, murmurer, mutter (for: muttering), mutter (for: mutter), mutterer (for: mutter)
• Hypernyms:
sound
2. a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
murmur vowel
• Hypernyms:
schwa, shwa
3. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
• Syn:
grumble, grumbling, murmuring, mutter, muttering
• Derivationally related forms:
mutter (for: muttering), mutter (for: mutter), murmur (for: murmuring), grumble (for: grumbling), grumble (for: grumble)
• Hypernyms:
complaint
4. an abnormal sound of the heart;
sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
• Syn:
heart murmur, cardiac murmur
• Hypernyms:
symptom
• Hyponyms:
systolic murmur

II - verb

1. speak softly or indistinctly (Freq. 15)
- She murmured softly to the baby in her arms
• Derivationally related forms:
murmuration, murmuring, murmurer
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• Hyponyms:
coo, susurrate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Sam and Sue murmur
2. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
- she grumbles when she feels overworked
• Syn:
mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
• Derivationally related forms:
grumble (for: grumble), grumbler (for: grumble), grumbling (for: grumble), mutter (for: mutter), muttering (for: mutter), murmuring, murmurer
• Hypernyms:
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  grumble, grumbling, murmuring, mutter, muttering, heart murmur, cardiac murmur, murmur vowel, murmuration, mussitation, croak, gnarl