murmuring
adjective
1. making a low continuous indistinct sound
- like murmuring waves
Similar word(s): soft, susurrant, whispering
noun
1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
Similar word(s): murmur, murmuration, mussitation, mutter, muttering
Definition categories: event, sound
2. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
Similar word(s): grumble, grumbling, murmur, mutter, muttering
Definition categories: communication, complaint
Sentences with murmuring as a noun:
- the murmurings of trees in the wind
verb
1. present participle of murmur