Literary Devices: Sound Imagery

noun a soft, indistinct sound made by a person or group of people speaking quietly or at a distance

verb to make a low, continuous sound like that of a person speaking quietly or the wind in the trees

adjective characterized by murmurs or murmuring

• The group of students was murmuring quietly in the library.
• I could hear my neighbors murmuring next door late at night.
• The crowd was murmuring about the new movie release.
• The wind whispered through the trees, murmuring secrets of the forest.