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murmur
 
NOUN:1. A low, indistinct, and often continuous sound: mumble, sigh, sough, susurration, susurrus, whisper. See SOUNDS. 2. A low indistinct utterance of complaint: grumble, grunt, mutter. See HAPPY, SOUNDS.
VERB:1. To make a low, continuous, and indistinct sound: sigh, sough, whisper. See SOUNDS. 2. To complain in low indistinct tones: grumble, grunt, mutter. See HAPPY, SOUNDS. 3. To speak or utter indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth: mumble, mutter, whisper. See SOUNDS.
 
 
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