without a murmur

  • 1without a murmur — without complaining. → murmur …

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  • 2without a murmur — phrase without complaining He carried out her orders without a murmur. Thesaurus: to be patient, and to not complain too muchsynonym Main entry: murmur * * * without complaining …

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  • 3without a murmur — without complaining He carried out her orders without a murmur …

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  • 4without a murmur — if you do something without a murmur, you do it without complaining. Louise was so tired that she went to bed without a murmur for once …

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  • 5murmur — mur|mur1 [ˈmə:mə US ˈmə:rmər] v 1.) [I and T] to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear clearly ▪ Well done, murmured George. ▪ The girl murmured something polite, and smiled. ▪ Julie turned over and murmured in her sleep.… …

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  • 6murmur — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sound of words that are spoken quietly ADJECTIVE ▪ dull, faint, low, quiet, slight, soft ▪ general ▪ a …

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  • 7murmur — mur|mur1 [ mɜrmər ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say something in a very quiet voice: Frances murmured an apology as she left. He was murmuring in her ear. 2. ) intransitive to make a quiet continuous sound: The little stream… …

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  • 8murmur — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)mə(r)[/t]] murmurs, murmuring, murmured 1) VERB If you murmur something, you say it very quietly, so that not many people can hear what you are saying. [V n to n] He turned and murmured something to the professor... [V n] She murmured… …

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  • 9murmur — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to say something in a soft low voice which is difficult to hear clearly: He began stroking her hair and gently murmuring her name. 2 (I) to complain to friends and people you work with, but not officially (+ about/against): Within …

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  • 10murmur — 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… …

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