Italian

mormorare

verb

Parlare a voce molto bassa, quasi impercettibile, spesso per non farsi sentire da altri.

English: to murmur, to whisper

  • Lei mormorò alcune parole all’orecchio di lui. — She murmured a few words in his ear.
  • Il vento mormorava tra gli alberi. — The wind murmured through the trees.
verb

Parlare a bassa voce esprimendo insoddisfazione o lamentele.

English: to mutter, to grumble

  • Ha mormorato qualcosa riguardo al freddo. — He muttered something about the cold.
  • I lavoratori mormoravano sulle nuove regole. — The workers grumbled about the new rules.
verb

Parlare male di qualcuno o diffondere pettegolezzi.

English: to talk (to speak ill, as in "people will talk")

  • La gente mormorerà se vi vede insieme. — People will talk if they see you together.
  • Mormoravano su di lei alle sue spalle. — They murmured about her behind her back.
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