murmur (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def speak softly or indistinctly
examples She murmured softly to the baby in her arms
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 26 Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Outgoing links
Hypernym talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Derivationally related form murmur → murmur; murmur → murmurer
Derivationally related form murmur → murmuration
Derivationally related form murmur → murmuring
Hyponym coo; susurrate
Incoming links
Derivationally related form murmuration → murmur
Derivationally related form murmuring → murmur
Derivationally related form murmur → murmur; murmurer → murmur
Hypernym coo; susurrate
Hyponym talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

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