Mur·mur, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Murmured p. pr. & vb. n. Murmuring.]
1. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.
They murmured as doth a swarm of bees. --Chaucer.
2. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often with at or against. “His disciples murmured at it.”
And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. --Num. xiv. 2.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured. --1 Cor. x. 10.