murmurous

• Adjectif décrivant un son faible, continu et indistinct, semblable à un murmure ou à un doux bruissement ; rare en anglais moderne.

An adjective describing a low, continuous, indistinct sound, like a murmur or soft rustling; now rarely used in modern English.

1. Characterized by soft soundsC2formal

   Filled with or making a low, continuous, indistinct sound, like a murmur.

   murmurant

   • The forest was murmurous with the sound of a distant stream.
   • The murmurous crowd in the hall made it hard to hear the speaker.
   • A murmurous breeze rustled the leaves of the old oak tree.

   Synonymesmurmuringrustlingsoughingsusurrouswhispering

   Antonymesboisterousclamorousloudnoisyraucous