喃喃 (nán nán) — muttering, murmuring (onomatopoeia)

Definition

Examples

• 他坐在角落喃喃自语，没人听清他说什么。
  Tā zuò zài jiǎo luò nán nán zì yǔ, méi rén tīng qīng tā shuō shén me.
  He sat in the corner muttering to himself; no one could hear what he said.
• 窗外传来一阵喃喃的说话声。
  Chuāng wài chuán lái yí zhèn nán nán de shuō huà shēng.
  A sound of murmuring voices came from outside the window.
• 她在睡梦中不断喃喃着什么。
  Tā zài shuì mèng zhōng bú duàn nán nán zhe shén me.
  She kept murmuring something in her sleep.

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