Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Murmuring \Mur"mur*ing\, a. & n.
Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining. --
{Mur"mur*ing*ly}, adv.
Murmur \Mur"mur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Murmured}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Murmuring}.] [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr.
murmur murmur; cf. Gr.? to roar and boil, said of water, Skr.
marmara a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.]
1. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a
stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.
They murmured as doth a swarm of bees. --Chaucer.
2. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to
feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble;
-- often with at or against. ``His disciples murmured at
it.'' --John vi. 61.
And all the children of Israel murmured against
Moses and against Aaron. --Num. xiv. 2.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured.
--1 Cor. x.
10.
Source : WordNet®
murmuring
adj : making a low continuous indistinct sound; "like murmuring
waves"; "susurrant voices" [syn: {susurrant}, {whispering}]
n 1: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by
movement of the lips without the production of
articulate speech [syn: {mutter}, {muttering}, {murmur},
{murmuration}, {mussitation}]
2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: {grumble},
{grumbling}, {murmur}, {mutter}, {muttering}]