Bruit vs. Murmur

Bruitnoun

Hearsay, rumour; talk; (countable) an instance of this.

Murmurnoun

Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.

Bruitnoun

A clamour, an outcry; a noise.

Murmurnoun

Soft indistinct speech.

‘A murmur arose from the audience.’;

Bruitnoun

(medicine) An abnormal sound in the body heard on auscultation (for example, through using a stethoscope); a murmur.

Murmurnoun

The sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.

Bruitverb

To disseminate, promulgate, or spread news, a rumour, etc.

Murmurnoun

A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent

Bruitnoun

Report; rumor; fame.

‘The bruit thereof will bring you many friends.’;

Murmurverb

To grumble; to complain in a low, muttering voice, or express discontent at or against someone or something.

Bruitnoun

An abnormal sound of several kinds, heard on auscultation.

Murmurverb

(intransitive) To speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble, mutter.

‘I couldn't hear the words; he just murmured a lot.’; ‘The bees murmured in the forest. The waves murmured on the shore.’;

Bruitverb

To report; to noise abroad.

‘I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.’;

Murmurverb

(transitive) To say (something) indistinctly, to mutter.

Bruitverb

tell or spread rumors;

‘It was rumored that the next president would be a woman’;

Murmurnoun

A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.

Bruit

Bruit, also called vascular murmur, is the abnormal sound generated by turbulent flow of blood in an artery due to either an area of partial obstruction or a localized high rate of blood flow through an unobstructed artery.The bruit may be heard () by securely placing the head of a stethoscope to the skin over the turbulent flow, and listening. Most bruits occur only in systole, so the bruit is intermittent and its frequency dependent on the heart rate.

‘auscultated’;

Murmurnoun

A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice.

‘Some discontents there are, some idle murmurs.’;

Murmurverb

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.’;

Murmurverb

To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; - often with at or against.

‘And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron.’; ‘Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured.’;

Murmurverb

To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; as, to murmur tales.

‘The people murmured such things concerning him.’;

Murmurnoun

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

Murmurnoun

a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant

Murmurnoun

an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves

Murmurnoun

a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

Murmurverb

speak softly or indistinctly;

‘She murmured softly to the baby in her arms’;

Murmurverb

make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath;

‘she grumbles when she feels overworked’;