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Messier42 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
murmur, mumble, mutter
What's the difference between murmur, mumble, mutter?
I looked them up in a dictionary but they all sounded the same to me
I looked them up in a dictionary but they all sounded the same to me
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They all involve speaking quietly. Here's the very broad difference. murmur Speak pleasantly and gently.
- They all involve speaking quietly.
- Here's the very broad difference.
- murmur Speak pleasantly and gently.
- eg At a party, I murmured 'I love you' into my girl-friend's ear.
- mumble Speak very indistinctly, so that it is hard to understand your words.
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They all involve speaking quietly. Here's the very broad difference.
murmur Speak pleasantly and gently.
eg At a party, I murmured 'I love you' into my girl-friend's ear.
mumble Speak very indistinctly, so that it is hard to
murmur Speak pleasantly and gently.
eg At a party, I murmured 'I love you' into my girl-friend's ear.
mumble Speak very indistinctly, so that it is hard to
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The meaning of the three words is basically the same: to speak at a low volume so that you're difficult to understand. The usage is generally different, however. Some examples:
A murmur swept through the crowd. (Murmur is typically used with respect to a crowd or group of people, that is, an individual would not be described as murmuring. Murmur is often used figuratively in the phra
A murmur swept through the crowd. (Murmur is typically used with respect to a crowd or group of people, that is, an individual would not be described as murmuring. Murmur is often used figuratively in the phra
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