English → Latin
“murmur, murmuring” in Latin
murmurmurmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, rumbling, growling, grumbling; rushing, crashingmurmurātiōmurmuring, grumblingfremōto murmur, mutter, grumble, growl at or after something; to complain loudly; to roar, growl, hum, rumble, buzz, howl, snquerēlacomplaint, protest, grievance; illness; lamentsusurruswhisper; murmur
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
murmur, murmuring
A low sound, and frequently repeated, murmur (Liv.); parvae vocis murmura (Ov., Met., 12, 52); murmuratio (the act of murmuring; Plin.). Murmuring of water, placidae aquae sonitus (Tib.); of leaves, etc., susurrus.
Complaint, fremitus; querela.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for murmur, murmuring?
- The usual Latin words for “murmur, murmuring” are murmur, murmurātiō, fremō; also querēla, susurrus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.