murmuring
present participle ofmurmur
| 单词 | murmuring |
| 释义 | murmuring present participle ofmurmur murmur verb uk/ˈmɜː.mər/us/ˈmɝː.mɚ/murmurverb(SPEAK QUIETLY)C2[IorT] tospeakor say something veryquietly: [+ speech]"Iloveyou," she murmured. He was murmuringtohimself. humorousHe murmuredsweetnothings(=romantictalk)in herear. Ways of talking
murmurverb(COMPLAIN)[I] tocomplainabout something that youdisagreewith ordislike, but not in apublicway: They were murmuringaboutthe boss'snephewgetting thejob. Complaining
Examplesofmurmuringmurmuring In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. She falls asleep even whilemurmuringthe end of her prayer. From theCambridge English Corpus Such a view is a staple of creation ' scientists ', but even cosmologists and biochemists have been overheardmurmuringsimilar sentiments. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result, rumour became associated in the minds of the authorities with disaffection, the word itself implying murmurings of discontent. From theCambridge English Corpus He has left his wife, and a child in the high school has been ill a week, weeping her eyes out andmurmuringhis name. From theCambridge English Corpus To speak the truth of one's feelings and desires, to "share" them as the saying has it, is not merely a rendering audible of the inarticulate murmurings of the soul. From theCambridge English Corpus One is more likely to find them strung out rather like amurmuringof starlings along the high street. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There were naturally some restive murmurings among the workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The doctors aremurmuringthreats or, perhaps in some people's view, doing more thanmurmuring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Names have been mentioned, and we are all worried about "murmuring" judges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We hear murmurings of dissent from all parts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Already, we are hearing murmurings about fears of over-production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is common knowledge that there is much waste that could be avoided; there are many complaints and murmurings all over the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I can almost feel the murmurings on surpluses, as if surpluses were something new. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seeks to reimpose a brutal hardship and thatmurmuringsense of injustice which was heard from one end of the country to another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There wasmurmuringhere and there about the amount of money, but, generally speaking, it was regarded by local authorities as being satisfactory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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