Get to know Murmurs better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Murmurs meaning
plural of murmur
Using Murmurs
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of murmur
- In the example corpus, murmurs often appears in combinations such as: murmurs of, murmurs from, and murmurs.
Context around Murmurs
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Murmurs
- In this selection, "murmurs" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shuffles, following, ongoing, turns, himself and surrounding stand out and add context to how "murmurs" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include chest he murmurs as far and folded up murmurs of theatre. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "murmurs" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with murmurs
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There were murmurs and boos. (5 words)
When Nanzikambe Arts folded up, murmurs of theatre dying resurfaced. (10 words)
Read the latest tips and murmurs from the Crikey bunker. (10 words)
When Kate trips and tumbles onto Joe’s chest, he murmurs, “As far as women falling on me goes, this was pretty gentle,” reminding forgetful viewers that this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a woman lose her balance around him. (43 words)
The murmurs I get from people around Saskatchewan arenas these days is that Bear camp has its sites set modestly for this season, in hopes the club reciprocates by making him a priority negotiation when next year rolls around. (39 words)
Murmurs of defensive weaknesses always surround attacking full-backs, especially those who are asked to so completely abandon their place in the defensive line as Alexander-Arnold often has been when playing the generic full-back role. (37 words)
Barnaby Joyce weighs in on Daryl and Gladys, the ongoing murmurs about Wagga, and just how stupid does the Republican party think Twitter users really are? (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
But on the Revolutionaries’ sideline, while the rest of the gym shuffles, murmurs, turns and settles as the national anthem plays, two players take a stand by kneeling.
Murmurs of defensive weaknesses always surround attacking full-backs, especially those who are asked to so completely abandon their place in the defensive line as Alexander-Arnold often has been when playing the generic full-back role.
There were murmurs and boos.
We have nowhere to go!” murmurs a middle-aged man with scraggy beard and tattered black clothes.
Well, director Paul King has heard some of those murmurs himself.
What started as realignment whispers and murmurs over the winter reached a dramatic and landscape-shifting climax on Thursday, as George announced Colorado’s return to the Big 12 Conference.
When Kate trips and tumbles onto Joe’s chest, he murmurs, “As far as women falling on me goes, this was pretty gentle,” reminding forgetful viewers that this isn’t the first time we’ve seen a woman lose her balance around him.
When Nanzikambe Arts folded up, murmurs of theatre dying resurfaced.
Following murmurs over a Liverpool move, Amorim said "everything is possible" regarding the defender.
The overwhelming American military campaign against Iraq prevented Israel from responding to these attacks; there were, however, murmurs that the Scud attacks undermined Israeli deterrence.
There have been murmurs about several actors such as Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Henry Cavill, Damson Idris and Matt Smith donning the tuxedo of the suave, resourceful spy but nothing concrete has been announced.
Barnaby Joyce weighs in on Daryl and Gladys, the ongoing murmurs about Wagga, and just how stupid does the Republican party think Twitter users really are?
His remarks were greeted with murmurs of disbelief and disdain, while some dismissed allegations of the actor – fondly remembered for the role of ‘Bhishma Pitamah’ (“Mahabharata”) – as “the man who knows too much”.
Read the latest tips and murmurs from the Crikey bunker.
The mortification and murmurs of discontent have long since faded of course.
The murmurs I get from people around Saskatchewan arenas these days is that Bear camp has its sites set modestly for this season, in hopes the club reciprocates by making him a priority negotiation when next year rolls around.
At the same time, murmurs of apprehension began to be heard, which, even in the marvellously decorous chamber of Dutch public debate, have risen in volume.
Ever since the emergence of Fati from the La Masia ranks, the murmurs surrounding yet another academy product in Carles Alena have diminished.
He did not say what those “ways” are, though his ominous threat elicited murmurs from the audience.
Murmurs of disgruntlement are ringing loud from this camp, with his rivals pushing for assistant coach Lizwe Sweswe to be given a chance.
Common combinations with murmurs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: