dull murmur

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

a quiet, indistinct murmur

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Examples (10)

  • A dull murmur of discontent spread through the crowd.
  • The doctor listened to the patient's heart and detected a dull murmur.
  • From beyond the wall, they could hear a dull murmur of voices.
  • He spoke in a dull murmur, barely audible above the background noise.
  • The engine emitted a dull murmur as it idled.
  • A dull murmur of agreement could be heard from the back of the room.
  • She tried to discern the words within the dull murmur of the distant conversation.
  • The professor ignored the dull murmur that accompanied his less popular lectures.
  • Despite the excitement, only a dull murmur indicated the audience's presence.
  • The constant dull murmur of the city was a comforting sound to him.