Definition of «murmur»

A murmur is a soft, low sound made by air or water flowing through something. It can also refer to an indistinct or faint sound, often used when describing quiet speech or whispered words. In addition, it can mean a gentle and inaudible noise produced by fluid moving through a tube or vessel, such as blood flowing through the heart valves.

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The students in the classroom began to murmur excitedly when the teacher announced that they would be going on a field trip.
The audience started to murmur in disbelief when the unexpected plot twist was revealed in the movie.
The patients in the waiting room began to murmur impatiently as the doctor's appointment ran behind schedule.

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Both these conditions are assessed by grading the degree of heart murmur of the dog on a scale of 1 to 6. (thedogplace.org)
While there are certainly thematic links with earlier Malle films — the lovemaking in The Lovers, for instance, and the incest in Murmur of the Heart — the dutiful way he sets up the «fatal attraction» in this movie seems so calculated and so irrelevant to reality or self - expression that I suspect he may have been thinking about lunch breaks as well. (chicagoreader.com)
Some of the common causes of heart murmurs in dogs and cats include: (vetspecialists.com)
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Definition of «murmur»

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