"murmurs" in the noun sense
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. murmur vowel, murmur
a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
3. heart murmur, cardiac murmur, murmur
an abnormal sound of the heart sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
4. grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering
a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
"murmurs" in the verb sense
1. 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"
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License