murmured

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Ye have to ca' canny to get the better of him Margot murmured a few words of polite but somewhat vague import, being rather puzzled to decide in what light she was expected to view Mr Macalister's characteristics.

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  1. noun A low, indistinct, continuous sound: spoke in a murmur; the murmur of the waves.
  2. noun An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
  3. noun Medicine An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.

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  • Ye have to ca' canny to get the better of him Margot murmured a few words of polite but somewhat vague import, being rather puzzled to decide in what light she was expected to view Mr Macalister's characteristics. —  Big Game A Story for Girls
  • It was like the realization of a dream, when he heard his name murmured, and, turning, he saw his lost wife before him The next moment he had sprung to his feet, uncertain at first whether it was really herself or some fancied vision Madaline," he cried, "is it really you Yes; you must not be angry with me, Norman. —  Wife in Name Only
  • There's a snake in the bed of Manitou-- what are you going to do with it The men swayed, murmured, and shrill shouts of "Marchand! —  The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker
  • At last from the stricken Denzil came the words: "You'll have your own way about the boots Carnac murmured, and presently said Lucky you fell where you did. —  The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker
  • The trees waved and bent and murmured, as though they gossiped with each other over this odd gravedigger. —  When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete
 

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