What is another word for murmurers?

Pronunciation: [mˈɜːmjʊɹəz] (IPA)

The word murmurers means people who speak in a low or indistinct voice. Some synonyms for murmurers are whisperers, mutterers, mumbles, murmurs, and grumblers. Whisperers refer to people who speak quietly, often as if they do not want to be overheard. Mutterers are those who speak in a low tone, sometimes as if they are complaining. Mumbles also refers to speaking in a low voice, but with unclear pronunciation. Murmurs are soft, muffled sounds that are often created by a low volume when speaking. Grumblers are those who complain or express dissatisfaction frequently. All these words share a common meaning expressed through the tone of the speaker's voice.

What are the hypernyms for Murmurers?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Murmurers

Some still whispered together, however, whereupon the sagacious N'guk opened his mouth more fully and shot forth tongues of consuming fire among the murmurers so that they fled howling from his presence.
"Kai Lung's Golden Hours"
Ernest Bramah Commentator: Hilaire Belloc
They reminded the murmurers that they would not be the first people who had rebelled with success against the despotic rule of Columbus, and that the conduct of the Sovereigns on a former occasion afforded them some promise that those who rebelled again would receive something quite different from punishment.
"Christopher Columbus, Volume 7 And The New World Of His Discovery, A Narrative"
Filson Young
He that is without sin may cast the first stone at these men; but whoever knows his own weak heart will confess that, if he had been among that thirsty crowd, he would, most likely, have made one of the murmurers.
"Expositions of Holy Scripture Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers"
Alexander Maclaren

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