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  • 91murmur — noun 1》 a low continuous background noise. 2》 a quietly spoken utterance.     ↘the quiet or subdued expression of a feeling. 3》 Medicine a recurring sound heard in the heart through a stethoscope that is usually a sign of disease or damage. verb… …

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  • 92grumble — I UK [ˈɡrʌmb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms grumble : present tense I/you/we/they grumble he/she/it grumbles present participle grumbling past tense grumbled past participle grumbled 1) a) [intransitive] to complain, especially continuously and about… …

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  • 93buzz — [bʌz] verb [I] I 1) to make a rough continuous sound like a fly or an electric tool 2) if a place is buzzing, there is a lot of noise or activity • buzz off II noun [singular] buzz [bʌz] 1) a continuous noise like the sound of a fly 2) informal a …

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  • 94murmur — [n] low, continuous sound babble, buzz, buzzing, drone, grumble, hum, humming, mumble, murmuration, mutter, muttering, purr, rumble, rumor, undertone, whisper, whispering; concepts 65,595 murmur [v] make low, continuous sound babble, burble, buzz …

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  • 95hum — ► VERB (hummed, humming) 1) make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee. 2) sing with closed lips. 3) informal be in a state of great activity. 4) Brit. informal smell unpleasant. ► NOUN ▪ a low …

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  • 96hummable — hum ► VERB (hummed, humming) 1) make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee. 2) sing with closed lips. 3) informal be in a state of great activity. 4) Brit. informal smell unpleasant. ► NOUN ▪ a low …

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  • 97hummer — hum ► VERB (hummed, humming) 1) make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee. 2) sing with closed lips. 3) informal be in a state of great activity. 4) Brit. informal smell unpleasant. ► NOUN ▪ a low …

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  • 98murmur — ► NOUN 1) a quietly spoken utterance. 2) a low continuous background noise. 3) a subdued complaint. 4) Medicine a recurring sound heard in the heart through a stethoscope and usually indicating disease or damage. ► VERB 1) say something in a… …

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  • 99murmur — [mʉr′mər] n. [ME murmure < OFr < L, a murmur, roar, muttering < IE echoic base * mormor , *murmur > Sans marmara , Gr mormurein] 1. a low, indistinct, continuous sound, as of a stream, far off voices, etc. 2. a mumbled or muttered… …

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  • 100Charlemagne Palestine — (Photo by Andy Newcombe) Charlemagne Palestine (born Charles Martin or Chaim Moshe Tzadik Palestine August 15, 1945, or 1947, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American minimalist composer, performer, and visual artist. Palestine studied at New York… …

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