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What (who) is murmurings - definition
murmurings
If there are murmurings of, for example, approval or disapproval, people are expressing their approval or disapproval of something in a quiet way.
For some time there have been murmurings of discontent over the government policy on inflation...
At this point there were murmurings of approval from the experts.
N-PLURAL: usu N of n
Murmuring
PHONATION IN WHICH THE VOCAL FOLDS VIBRATE, AS THEY DO IN NORMAL (MODAL) VOICING, BUT ARE ADJUSTED TO LET MORE AIR ESCAPE WHICH PRODUCES A SIGHING-LIKE SOUND
Murmur (speech); Murmured consonant; Murmured vowel; D̤; ʱ; Murmuring; Undermurmerings; Undermurmings; Susurration; Susurrations; Susurrate; Susurrated; Susurrates; Susurrating; Soughing; Breathy voicing; Breathy voiced; Breathy-voiced; Breathy-voice; Murmured; Voiced aspirate; Voiced aspirated consonant; Voiced aspirated; Murmured stop; Whispery voice; Murmured voice; Breathiness; Breathy; Bʱ; Breathy consonant; Breathy consonants; Gʱ; Dʒʱ; Dʱ; Ɖʱ
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Murmur.
II. Murmuring ·adj & ·noun Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining.
murmuring
PHONATION IN WHICH THE VOCAL FOLDS VIBRATE, AS THEY DO IN NORMAL (MODAL) VOICING, BUT ARE ADJUSTED TO LET MORE AIR ESCAPE WHICH PRODUCES A SIGHING-LIKE SOUND
Murmur (speech); Murmured consonant; Murmured vowel; D̤; ʱ; Murmuring; Undermurmerings; Undermurmings; Susurration; Susurrations; Susurrate; Susurrated; Susurrates; Susurrating; Soughing; Breathy voicing; Breathy voiced; Breathy-voiced; Breathy-voice; Murmured; Voiced aspirate; Voiced aspirated consonant; Voiced aspirated; Murmured stop; Whispery voice; Murmured voice; Breathiness; Breathy; Bʱ; Breathy consonant; Breathy consonants; Gʱ; Dʒʱ; Dʱ; Ɖʱ
¦ noun
1. a low continuous sound.
2. a subdued or private expression of discontent.
Derivatives
murmuringly adverb
Examples of use of murmurings
1. Already there has been murmurings about yet another Scot.
2. In fact, the murmurings of dissent among the charities associated with Make Poverty History started soon.
3. There are growing murmurings that it is time for him to go.
4. There are already murmurings that the movie – which also stars James McAvoy – could be an Oscar hopeful.
5. For much of the same decade, there were also bitter murmurings about the American "discovery" of the HIV virus.