Why “curmurring” is a great word
CURMURRING — [Adjective, Noun] Producing a low murmuring or grumbling sound, or afflicted by flatulence; the sound or condition itself. From Scots curmur, a verb meaning to murmur, rumble, or be flatulent. Unlike “rumbling,” which evokes the deep, impersonal growl of thunder or machinery, or “grouchy,” which captures a peevish state of mind, curmurring is the organic, internal complaint of the body—a private protest that bypasses the mind. It is the liquid, subterranean complaint of ancient plumbing in the walls, the low thunder of a discontented stomach, and the distant, intestinal sigh of a sleeping dog—a humble reminder that the quietest systems whisper their own slow dissent.