murmur

/ˈmɜːrmər/

意味: つぶやき、ささやき、ざわめき

例文: Fluffin heard a strange murmur.
　　  フラフィンが不思議なつぶやきを聞いた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: murmur of approval(賛成のささやき), heart murmur(心雑音), murmur softly(静かにささやく)

定義: 小さな声で話すことや、低い声でつぶやくことを指します。人が静かに話すときや、風や水が静かに音を立てるときに使われます。また、心臓の異常な音を指すこともあります。

murmurは約1,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
Noun: a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
Noun: an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
Noun: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
Verb: speak softly or indistinctly
Verb: make complaining remarks or noises under one’s breath

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The leaves murmur softly in the gentle breeze.(葉がそよ風にそっとささやく。)
She began to murmur a quiet song at night.(彼女は夜に静かな歌をつぶやき始めた。)
Voices murmur through the crowded marketplace.(市場の中で声がざわめく。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: She murmured softly to the baby in her arms
Verb: she grumbles when she feels overworked

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): cardiac murmur, croak, gnarl, grumble, grumbling, heart murmur, murmur, murmur vowel, murmuration, murmuring, mussitation, mutter, muttering

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): complain, complaint, schwa, sound, symptom, talk

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abscess, ague, albuminuria, alkalinuria, amenorrhea, aminoaciduria, ammoniuria, anemia, apnea, areflexia, atrophy, aura, babble, backbite, bark, bay, beat, beep, begin, bell, bleat, blubber, blurt out, bong, bubo, bumble, buzz, cackle, cardiomegaly, chatter, chill, chink, chirp, chirrup, chloasma, chorus, click-clack, clip-clop, clubbing, congestion, constipation, cough, crepitation rale, cry, cyanosis, deliver, deplore, diarrhea, ding, diuresis, dizziness, drip, drone, drum, dyspnea, effect, enthuse, eosinopenia, eosinophilia, eruption, exophthalmos, festination, fever, footfall, furring, gargle, generalize, glycosuria, grievance, gripe, grouch, grumble, gulp, gurgle, hardening, heart murmur, heartburn, hematuria, hemoglobinemia, hemoglobinuria, hemoptysis, hemosiderosis, hiccup, hiss, hot flash, hydrophobia, hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, hyperkalemia, hypernatremia, hypersplenism, hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, hyponatremia, hypoproteinemia, indigestion, inflammation, jacquemier’s sign, jaundice, jeremiad, jingle, kaliuresis, kayser-fleischer ring, keratomalacia, kernig’s sign, ketonemia, ketonuria, knock, koplik’s spots, kvetch, lip off, lipemia, lymphuria, meningism, menorrhagia, monocytosis, mumble, murmur, murmur vowel, musca volitans, mutter, myoglobinuria, nag, natriuresis, nausea, nebula, noise, numbness, ochronosis, oliguria, open up, pain, palpitation, palsy, paradiddle, paresthesia, pat, patter, peal, peep, pet peeve, ping, plunk, pop, postnasal drip, prodrome, protest, purr, purulence, pyuria, quack, quaver, rail, rant, rasp, read, repine, report, rhinorrhea, ring, rub-a-dub, scar, shout, sigh, sing, skirl, slur, snap, sneeze, snivel, song, spasm, speak in tongues, speak up, steatorrhea, stridor, strum, susurration, swallow, swelling, swish, syndrome, talk of, tapping, throbbing, thrombocytosis, thrum, thump, thunk, tick, ting, tinnitus, tone, toot, tootle, trample, troll, twang, uratemia, uraturia, uricaciduria, verbalize, vibrato, vocalize, voice, vroom, whack, wheeziness, whiff, whimper, whine, whir, whisper, whistle, whiz, withdrawal symptom, yack, zing, zizz

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): coo, susurrate, systolic murmur

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: grumble, grumbler, grumbling, murmur, murmuration, murmurer, murmuring, murmurous, mussitate, mutter, mutterer, muttering

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書):

Movies(映画): The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: