Literary notes about Murmuring (AI summary)
The word “murmuring” is employed in literature to evoke a sense of subdued, continuous sound or quiet speech that accentuates mood and atmosphere. It often describes characters softly speaking their inner thoughts or regrets, as when one expresses wistful desire or despair ([1], [2], [3]). At other times, it characterizes the ambient background—a brook’s gentle flow or the distant rustle of nature—as a persistent, almost whispering presence that helps to set the tone of a scene ([4], [5]). Whether conveying internal emotion or the subtle music of the environment, “murmuring” enriches narrative texture and deepens readers’ immersion in a world both tender and complex ([6], [7]).
- Often, when they talked together of Paris, she ended by murmuring, “Ah! how happy we should be there!”
— from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert - Tom buried his head among his pillows, murmuring plaintively— “Alack, it was no dream!
— from The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain - But throwing your own indolence and impotence on others you will end by sharing the pride of Satan and murmuring against God.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The stream was broader and fiercer for the rain, and instead of murmuring as before, it was raging.
— from The Duel and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - "This with one voice declared, the rising train Left the black vessel by the murmuring main.
— from The Odyssey by Homer - The music of the ball was still murmuring in her ears.
— from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert - They could hear the river murmuring and the unceasing chirrup of the grasshoppers.
— from The Duel and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
