Murmuration

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Murmuring; discontent; grumbling.
  • noun. In falconry, a gathering of starlings.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of murmuring; a murmur.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An act or instance of murmuring.
  • noun. A flock of starlings.
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  • noun. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
  • Word Usage
    "Starlings are great virtuosi, wonderful mimics as well as splendid singers, and incorporate so many different sounds into their songs that a flock of them is called a murmuration."
    Hypernym
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    sound  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    murmur