murmur
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But for hoteliers checking their booking systems, the buzz is more of a murmur.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Dozens of world leaders were discussing how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a videoconference on Friday when a murmur went up among the presidents and prime ministers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
It leans more mushroom than tomato, so the whole thing carries a low, woodsy murmur.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
The first replay showed a murmur of a noise on the technology and Smith immediately started to walk from the field.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
He chose a shady spot under a vast tree with branches overhanging the water, but with the murmur of the river and the clucks, chirps, and chirrups all around, he soon drifted off to sleep.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
These murmurs appear to have reached Cortis, who fans say dialled down their message on the second day of the concert.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“So good,” Chip murmurs, his eyes rolling back.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
“This is an opportunity to unplug from our daily lives,” she tells the assembled group, amid nods and murmurs of agreement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
“What is he?” murmurs one grey shadow of my forefathers to the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Ralph had aged visibly since the last time many of the people in the courtroom had seen him; I could hear murmurs about how his hair had grayed.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Her mother murmured advice: “No one can take away what you’ve put in your own mind.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
"It's the only thing that makes me forget what's going on," he murmured.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
I went straight to hospital, was put on an IV drip and transferred to another hospital where I had to stay overnight, while doctors murmured about a serious infection and me having to sign waivers.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
“You really need to call your doctor,” he murmured as he dabbed the scrapes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
‘It sounds like it’s singing a secret code,’ I murmured.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
On many songs, including “American Girls” and “Taste Back,” Mr. Styles sings the first verse or two in a murmuring low register, his voice drenched in reverb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
"Like starlings murmuring in the sky," Miller said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
The quiet murmuring of voices from the film playing on her screen helped her to drift off on a packed overnight flight.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025
Showy but intimate, talky yet supple, it’s murmuring assurances to rebut the very doubts he’s raising.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
An old woman with a sour wrinkled face, their grandmother, sat closest to Olanna, clutching a handbag and murmuring to herself.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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