murmuring

Example Sentences

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Murmuring prayers, the other Afghans wondered if he would make it.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

Murmuring in her ear my reluctance to leave her, I heard her groan, “Why?”

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2017

Murmuring “gate,” quietly so that the police do not hear, he guides lost travelers through the labyrinth, for tips.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2015

Indhu Rubasingham staged a vivaciously physical version of The Ramayana, and Jonathan Church offered a startling reassessment of the David Hare trilogy of Racing Demon, Murmuring Judges and The Absence of War.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2013

Murmuring voices provided a steady hum in the background.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret