murmuring+sound

  • 61Hummingale — Humming Hum ming, n. A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum. [1913 Webster] {Hummingale}, lively or strong ale. Dryden. {Humming bird moth} (Zo[ o]l.), a hawk moth. See {Hawk moth}, under {Hawk}, the bird. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 62Humming-bird moth — Humming Hum ming, n. A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum. [1913 Webster] {Hummingale}, lively or strong ale. Dryden. {Humming bird moth} (Zo[ o]l.), a hawk moth. See {Hawk moth}, under {Hawk}, the bird. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 63Moan — Moan, n. [OE. mone. See {Moan}, v. i.] 1. A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan. [1913 Webster] Sullen moans, hollow groans. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A low mournful or murmuring sound; of things.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 64coo — coo1 cooer, n. cooingly, adv. /kooh/, v., cooed, cooing, n. v.i. 1. to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves. 2. to murmur or talk fondly or amorously. v.t. 3. to utter by cooing. n. 4. a cooing sound. [ …

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  • 65croon — crooner, n. crooningly, adv. /kroohn/, v.i. 1. to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice: to croon to a baby. 2. to sing in an evenly modulated, slightly exaggerated manner: Popular singers began crooning in the 1930s. 3. to utter a low murmuring… …

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  • 66sough — 1. verb /saʊ,sʌf/ To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound. I lay awake for a while that evening, listening to the soughing of the wind high in the pines, realizing sadly that we must now return to civilization. 2. noun /saʊ,sʌf/ a) A rushing,… …

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  • 67hum — {{11}}hum (n.) mid 15c., from HUM (Cf. hum) (v.). {{12}}hum (v.) late 14c., hommen make a murmuring sound to cover embarrassment, later hummen to buzz, drone (early 15c.), probably of imitative origin. Sense of sing with closed lips is first… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 68hum — hÊŒm n. murmuring sound, constant droning sound; act of singing with closed lips; busyness, state of being busy or occupied, state of appearing to be busily active v. murmur, drone; sing with closed lips; work busily, be busily active …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 69hummed — hÊŒm n. murmuring sound, constant droning sound; act of singing with closed lips; busyness, state of being busy or occupied, state of appearing to be busily active v. murmur, drone; sing with closed lips; work busily, be busily active …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 70hums — hÊŒm n. murmuring sound, constant droning sound; act of singing with closed lips; busyness, state of being busy or occupied, state of appearing to be busily active v. murmur, drone; sing with closed lips; work busily, be busily active …

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