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murmurous

adj
/ˈmɜː(ɹ).mə.ɹəs/

Etymology

From murmur + -ous.

  1. derived from murmur
  2. derived from murmure
  3. inherited from murmur
  4. suffixed as murmurous — “murmur + ous”

Definitions

  1. Low, indistinct (of a sound)

    Low, indistinct (of a sound); reminiscent of a murmur.

    • Like as a fire, the which in hollow cave Hath long bene underkept, and down supprest, With murmurous disdaine doth inly rave, And grudge, in so streight prison to be prest,
    • Throughout all the isle There was no covert, no retired cave Unhaunted by the murmurous noise of waves, Though scarcely heard in many a green recess.
    • He felt some dark presence moving irresistably upon him from the darkness, a presence subtle and murmurous as a flood filling him wholly with itself.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA