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.