murmur

Example Sentences

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There was a murmur of dissent from the sphinxes behind her, and she flicked her tail in a quick whip of frustration, and they quietened.

From Literature

After a precious metals shop in Hong Kong's central business district announced that hundreds of silver bars had sold out for the day on Wednesday, murmurs of disappointment rippled through a waiting queue.

From Barron's

One of the other women goes over and puts her hand on Iris’s shoulder, murmurs something to her, and then helps her stand and walks her out of the room.

From Literature

Softly, she murmurs, “I received a letter from my sisters the other day with some sad news. My beloved mother, my Mima, has left the world. She died in Turkey.”

From Literature

Immediately there were murmured voices from upstairs, and then footsteps.

From Literature