murmurous
/ˈmɜː(ɹ).mə.ɹəs/
murmurous means low, indistinct (of a sound); reminiscent of a murmur.
murmurous is pronounced /ˈmɜː(ɹ).mə.ɹəs/.
Why “murmurous” is a great word
Characterized by or filled with a low, continuous, and indistinct sound. From the English word 'murmur' (an imitative word for a low, continuous sound) and the adjectival suffix '-ous'; first attested before 1525. Unlike 'clamorous' (which implies a vehement outcry) or 'silent' (which denotes a void of sound), murmurous describes a pervasive, quiet presence. It is the secretive rustle of dry leaves in a night garden, the intimate susurrus of a crowd before the curtain rises, and the steady lap of tide against a pier at dusk—the ambient proof that most silence is only sound we have not yet learned to hear.
adj
- Low, indistinct (of a sound); reminiscent of a murmur.“Like as a fire, the which in hollow cave
Hath long bene underkept, and down supprest,
With murmurous disdaine doth inly rave,
And grudge, in so streight prison to be prest,”
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