Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

remurmur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-mur-mur
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To murmur back or again.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The trembling Trees, in ev'ry Plain and Wood, / Her Fate remurmur to the ſilver Flood; […]"
"Here he ſpies a pleaſant rivulet, which, through its flow'ry banks, glides along over the brighteſt ſand, and remurmurs over the whiteſt pebbles that bedimple its ſmooth ſurface, while that other, through its liquid cryſtal, feaſts the eye with a proſpect of gold and orient pearl."

Etymology

From re- + murmur.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

remurmurs (present, singular) remurmuring (participle, present) remurmured (participle, past) remurmured (past)

Questions

What does remurmur mean?: To murmur back or again.
Where does remurmur come from?: From re- + murmur.

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