angry murmur
Frequency: 6.06.9 per million words
a low sound of disapproval or anger
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Examples (10)
- An angry murmur spread through the crowd as the announcement was made.
- She heard an angry murmur from the back of the room.
- The students exchanged angry murmurs about the sudden test.
- His controversial statement was met with an angry murmur of disapproval.
- A collective angry murmur rose when their demands were ignored.
- Despite the angry murmur, the leader continued his speech undeterred.
- The manager detected an angry murmur among his disgruntled employees.
- There was an angry murmur in the assembly hall after the principal's decision.
- The proposal caused an angry murmur from the opposition benches.
- He felt a wave of angry murmurs directed at him from the audience.