Word: murmuring
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...even the dramatic Grandmother Michaud in Silhouette, with its imposing seated figure silhouetted against a carmine table and a molten-gold wall, points the way to the more subdued domestic interiors that would be his true forte. If color was the Nabi language, Vuillard's hues were the soft murmur of parlor conversation in the burnished glow of lamplight. The show features more than two dozen of his interior scenes, masterfully cluttered with contrasting patterns of rugs, wallpapers, curtains and clothing, building up to the superb 1897 Grand Interior With Six Figures. Like Gauguin, Vuillard firmly believed in making...
...there is a danger for Rome in the weakness of Narcissus. Some here murmur for a closer federation—for trade purposes, of course—with the rest of the Greek world. This cannot be allowed by Rome, if we are to maintain our income from the provinces, and, hence, our control of the Empire. Nor can we contemplate the Greeks trading overmuch with the Parthians. We may be at peace with the Parthians now, but they are a looming presence in the East, and, one day, might do more than trade with the Greeks. Compared to such...
...foreign-language films, novels, pop songs is minuscule, irrelevant to the American masses. So when we hear something sassy about ourselves from foreigners - say, the French at, say, the U.N. - it shocks and hurts us. But that's because we haven't been attending to the constant murmur of the talk we provoke. The elephant doesn't hear the buzz either...
Conversational murmur swells slightly as more arrive and claim their meals...
...tolerance” is a dicey word. It gets repeated like a mantra in these parts. Its syllables merge into the murky, hypnotic murmur of PC-speak that might be called the soundtrack to Harvard life. Tolerance is a generous word, not particularly demanding on those who use it, because it leaves lots of room for uninterrogated prejudice under a brittle veneer of civility. Tolerance accommodates statements like, “I have no problem with gay people, I just don’t see why they have to be so in-your-face about...