What does murmurar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word murmurar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use murmurar in Spanish.

The word murmurar in Spanish means murmur, mutter, whisper, rumour has it, gossip, gossip about , talk about, rustle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word murmurar

murmur

verbo transitivo (decir algo en voz baja)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Es usual que un poeta murmure palabras de amor a su novia.
A poet often murmurs words of love to his bride.

mutter, whisper

verbo intransitivo (hablar en voz baja)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
¡Deja de murmurar, que no entiendo lo que dices!
Stop muttering! I can't make out what you're saying.

rumour has it

verbo pronominal (rumor: extenderse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se rumora que el vicepresidente va a renunciar.
Rumour has it that the vice-president is going to step down.

gossip

verbo transitivo (coloquial (decir algo de alguien)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Las vecinas murmuran que tu esposo es un sinvergüenza.
The women neighbors are gossiping about how your husband is a sleazebag.

gossip about , talk about

(coloquial (hablar de alguien)

Después de lo que pasó en la iglesia, todos en el pueblo murmuran del padre.
After what happened in church, everyone in the town is gossiping about the father.

rustle

verbo intransitivo (figurado (hacer ruido suave) (wind)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Las hojas de los árboles murmuran cuando el viento las mueve.
The leaves of the trees rustle as the wind stirs them.

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