murmur
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
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- sound hypernym
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Sense 2 verb
speak softly or indistinctly
She murmured softly to the baby in her arms
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Sense 3 noun
a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
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- schwa hypernym
Sense 4 verb
make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
she grumbles when she feels overworked
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- plain hypernym
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Sense 5 noun
an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
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- symptom hypernym
- systolic murmur hyponym
Sense 6 noun
a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
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- complaint hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mutterer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | murmur |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mumble |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rustling |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | murmur |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mutterer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | coo |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | susurrate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | schwa |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | grumble |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mutterer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | squawker |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | plain |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | symptom |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | systolic murmur |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | murmur |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | grumble |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | complaint |