murmur (redirected from murmurs)

murmur against someone or something

to grumble about someone or something. Everyone was murmuring against the manager. The citizens will begin murmuring about the government soon.

See also: against

murmur at (someone or an animal)

to say something softly or indistinctly to someone or an animal. Stop murmuring at me. Speak up! Gene sat alone, murmuring at his favorite cat for over an hour.

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without 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.

See also: without