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murmúrio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • babble verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
  • murmur noun A soft, low, indistinct sound.
  • mutter verb To speak quietly and indistinctly, especially in complaint or annoyance.
  • whisper verb To speak very quietly, using breath rather than the full voice, so only someone nearby can hear.

Senses

murmúrio is used for these senses in English:

  • babble A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.
  • murmur (cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces a noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.
  • mutter A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
  • whisper The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.

babble — full definition

  1. verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
  2. verb To let slip a secret by talking carelessly.
  3. noun Rapid, unclear, or meaningless talk.

murmur — full definition

  1. noun A soft, low, indistinct sound.
  2. verb To speak in a low, quiet, and hard-to-make-out voice.
  3. noun An unusual sound made by blood flowing through the heart, sometimes signaling a heart condition.

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