Word for low level noise among restless crowd, as sign of confusion or complaint?



Dictionary gives me "drone" and "murmur" but I'm not sure if that's the word I am thinking of. I want to use it to describe a group of people on strike who hear that their demands are not met and the CEO has resigned. They're not shouting, but they're not whispering either. They're restless and confused. I want to say that a certain something (murmur?) was heard among the crowds, to indicate their state.




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