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Webster 1913 Edition
Murmurer
Mur′mur-er
,Noun.
One who murmurs.
Webster 1828 Edition
Murmurer
MUR'MURER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
murmurer
murmurer
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /myʁ.my.ʁe/
Verb
murmurer
- to murmur
Conjugation
Conjugation of murmurer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | murmurer | avoir murmuré | |||||
| gerund | en murmurant | en ayant murmuré | |||||
| present participle | murmurant /myʁ.my.ʁɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | murmuré /myʁ.my.ʁe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | murmure /myʁ.myʁ/ |
murmures /myʁ.myʁ/ |
murmure /myʁ.myʁ/ |
murmurons /myʁ.my.ʁɔ̃/ |
murmurez /myʁ.my.ʁe/ |
murmurent /myʁ.myʁ/ |
| imperfect | murmurais /myʁ.my.ʁɛ/ |
murmurais /myʁ.my.ʁɛ/ |
murmurait /myʁ.my.ʁɛ/ |
murmurions /myʁ.my.ʁjɔ̃/ |
murmuriez /myʁ.my.ʁje/ |
murmuraient /myʁ.my.ʁɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | murmurai /myʁ.my.ʁe/ |
murmuras /myʁ.my.ʁa/ |
murmura /myʁ.my.ʁa/ |
murmurâmes /myʁ.my.ʁam/ |
murmurâtes /myʁ.my.ʁat/ |
murmurèrent /myʁ.my.ʁɛʁ/ |
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| future | murmurerai /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁe/ |
murmureras /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁa/ |
murmurera /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁa/ |
murmurerons /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
murmurerez /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁe/ |
murmureront /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | murmurerais /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
murmurerais /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
murmurerait /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
murmurerions /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
murmureriez /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁje/ |
murmureraient /myʁ.my.ʁə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | murmure /myʁ.myʁ/ |
murmures /myʁ.myʁ/ |
murmure /myʁ.myʁ/ |
murmurions /myʁ.my.ʁjɔ̃/ |
murmuriez /myʁ.my.ʁje/ |
murmurent /myʁ.myʁ/ |
| imperfect1 |
murmurasse /myʁ.my.ʁas/ |
murmurasses /myʁ.my.ʁas/ |
murmurât /myʁ.my.ʁa/ |
murmurassions /myʁ.my.ʁa.sjɔ̃/ |
murmurassiez /myʁ.my.ʁa.sje/ |
murmurassent /myʁ.my.ʁas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | murmure /myʁ.myʁ/ |
— | murmurons /myʁ.my.ʁɔ̃/ |
murmurez /myʁ.my.ʁe/ |
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| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Related terms
- murmure m
Old French
Verb
murmurer
- to whisper
- circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la vie de Sainte Elyzabel, fille au roi de Hongrie:
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Mout murmurent ces chamberieres
- Her chambermaids whispered a lot
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Mout murmurent ces chamberieres
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Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of murmurer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | murmurer | avoir murmuré | |||||
| gerund | en murmurant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | murmurant | ||||||
| past participle | murmuré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | murmur | murmures | murmure | murmurons | murmurez | murmurent |
| imperfect | murmuroie, murmureie, murmuroe, murmureve | murmuroies, murmureies, murmuroes, murmureves | murmuroit, murmureit, murmurot, murmureve | murmuriiens, murmuriens | murmuriiez, murmuriez | murmuroient, murmureient, murmuroent, murmurevent | |
| preterite | murmurai | murmuras | murmura | murmurames | murmurastes | murmurerent | |
| future | murmurerai | murmureras | murmurera | murmurerons | murmureroiz, murmurereiz, murmurerez | murmureront | |
| conditional | murmureroie, murmurereie | murmureroies, murmurereies | murmureroit, murmurereit | murmureriiens, murmureriens | murmureriiez, murmureriez | murmureroient, murmurereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | murmur | murmurs | murmurt | murmurons | murmurez | murmurent |
| imperfect | murmurasse | murmurasses | murmurast | murmurissons, murmurissiens | murmurissoiz, murmurissez, murmurissiez | murmurassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | murmure | — | murmurons | murmurez | — | ||