Murmurer
61murmuration — (mur mu ra sion) s. f. Action de murmurer. HISTORIQUE XVe s. • De quoi grant murmuration sourdit entre les Anglois, FROISS. I, I, 40. ÉTYMOLOGIE Provenç. murmuratio ; espagn. murmuracion ; ital. mormorazione ; du lat. murmurationem, de… …
62murmurement — (mur mu re man) s. m. Action de murmurer. HISTORIQUE XIIe s. • Ici sorstrent [sourdirent] murmuramenz, BENOÎT dans RAYNOUARD, Lexique.. XIVe s. • Sur le murmurement d icelles paroles, DU CANGE murmurium.. XVIe s. • Le murmurement… …
63oreille — (o rè ll , ll mouillées, et non o rè ye) s. f. 1° Appareil de l audition qui est divisé en trois parties. 2° Organe de l ouïe, placé de chaque côté de la tête. 3° L ouïe, le sens qui perçoit les sons. 4° Appréciation des sons musicaux.… …
64murmur — {{11}}murmur (n.) late 14c., expression of discontent by grumbling, from O.Fr. murmure murmur, sound of human voices; trouble, argument (12c.), noun of action from murmurer to murmur, from L. murmurare to murmur, mutter, from murmur (n.) a hum,… …
65murmur — noun 1》 a low continuous background noise. 2》 a quietly spoken utterance. ↘the quiet or subdued expression of a feeling. 3》 Medicine a recurring sound heard in the heart through a stethoscope that is usually a sign of disease or damage. verb… …
66mumbler — noun a person who speaks softly and indistinctly • Syn: ↑mutterer, ↑murmurer • Derivationally related forms: ↑murmur (for: ↑murmurer), ↑mumble, ↑mutter ( …
67murmur — n. & v. n. 1 a subdued continuous sound, as made by waves, a brook, etc. 2 a softly spoken or nearly inarticulate utterance. 3 Med. a recurring sound heard in the auscultation of the heart and usu. indicating abnormality. 4 a subdued expression… …
68mutterer — noun a person who speaks softly and indistinctly • Syn: ↑mumbler, ↑murmurer • Derivationally related forms: ↑murmur (for: ↑murmurer), ↑mumble (for: ↑ …
69Complainer — Com*plain er (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n [ e]r), n. One who complains or laments; one who finds fault; a murmurer. Beattie. [1913 Webster] Speechless complainer, I will learn thy thought. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
70Murmur — Mur mur, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Murmured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Murmuring}.] [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr. murmur murmur; cf. Gr. ? to roar and boil, said of water, Skr. marmara a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.] 1. To make a… …
