murmur

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

Something you accept with a paper napkin under fluorescent lighting and a murmur of gratitude.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026

The murmur, though, appeared to come after the ball had passed Smith's bat.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

He speaks with the same measured warmth as ever — that deep, lilting rumble that can shift from conspiratorial murmur to amused growl in a heartbeat — but he sometimes loses a name mid-thought.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025

Lowering his voice to a murmur, Frankie searched my eyes.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

“So good,” Chip murmurs, his eyes rolling back.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

Albeit there were some murmurs of discontent at the choice of pre-match music.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

“What is he?” murmurs one grey shadow of my forefathers to the other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

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 ● Jan. 29, 2026

As the houseguests packed and departed—many of them doing so that very night—Ophie, along with the ghosts of the house, listened to their whispers and murmurs.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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

I thought the show was a game-changer in terms of creating drama based on real-life, notorious characters whose disagreements were murmured about in the culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024

“It is puzzling, yes,” Penelope murmured, keeping close watch on the boys, whose eyes were again fixed on the bouncing bird.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Finally, the two states can no longer coexist, and she retreats permanently into delusion, murmuring “Whoever you are” to the doctor escorting her off to an asylum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

"Like starlings murmuring in the sky," Miller said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025

For many years, the broad convention has been that senior politicians who want to get near government keep their mouths diplomatically shut about the royals, aside from bland praise, or supportive quiet murmuring.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 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

The room had a voice of its own, a scream of outrage, a whisper of truth, and in the corner, a murmuring cry.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon