murmur
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All 349 “murmurs” in the Twilight saga: In this very scientific investigation, Rachelle Hampton ranked and charted all the times Stephenie Meyer used the word murmur in her YA vampire series.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
As the skipper stopped the vessel, the roar of the diesel engine turned into a murmur, according to the Ukrainian military officers, who were in touch with the crew while they were at sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
During his next outpatient appointment on the morning of 19 November, medical staff noticed Archie was "very pale" and he had developed a heart murmur.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Yet they swallowed it with hardly a murmur.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
There was an instant murmur of approval from all present.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
“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
The main corridor linking the two golden shrines and the surrounding alleyways were once alive with the murmurs of tourists walking to prayers.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
Albeit there were some murmurs of discontent at the choice of pre-match music.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
“Courage, honor, integrity, and chivalry,” Coach murmurs when we finish fencing.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Come for the many murmured quotes, stay for some top-notch literary analysis.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Daphne and Eddie magnanimously turn the other cheek and then go back to lavishing one another with murmured compliments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 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
“Stay here. Sleep,” Rosa murmured, stroking Nhamo’s forehead.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
"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
In automatic mode, the car ambles down the boulevard, murmuring, simmering and keeping its immensity hidden from polite society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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
That done, he clapped his hands for quiet, and the nervous murmuring stopped instantly as all eyes turned to him.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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