"murmur" meaning in Middle English

See murmur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmurmur/ Forms: murmurs [plural], murmure [alternative], murmour [alternative], murmour [alternative], murmor [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French murmure, from Latin murmur. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|murmure}} Old French murmure, {{der|enm|la|murmur}} Latin murmur Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} murmur, {{enm-noun|murmurs}} murmur (plural murmurs)
  1. A whining, protesting or complaining in the background; murmuring.
    Sense id: en-murmur-enm-noun-uACyBt2B
  2. (rare) Background noise or sounds. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Sound, Talking
    Sense id: en-murmur-enm-noun-FBLIQqeu Disambiguation of Sound: 0 100 Disambiguation of Talking: 21 79 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 1 12 10 2 2 12 2 3 3 3 22 2 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 1 9 10 2 2 12 1 2 2 2 27 1 21 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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