murmuration

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌmɜrmərˈeɪʃən/ UK /ˌmɜːmərˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
a flock of starlings in flight, or a low continuous sound

A vast murmuration of starlings swirled over the autumn fields.

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1 noun · a flock of starlings in... flock murmur muttering rustling drone hum

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Related forms murmur murmuringmurmurous

Etymology

From Middle English murmuracioun, from Old French murmuration, from Latin murmuratio ('a murmuring'), from murmurare ('to murmur'), of imitative origin.

murmuratio Latin murmur Middle English

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# murmuration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌmɜrmərˈeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌmɜːmərˈeɪʃən

## Meanings
1. a flock of starlings in flight, or a low continuous sound

## Examples
- A vast murmuration of starlings swirled over the autumn fields.

## Synonyms
- flock
- murmur
- muttering
- rustling
- drone
- hum

## Related Forms
- murmur
- murmuring
- murmurous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: murmuratio
- Root: murmur

## Etymology
From Middle English murmuracioun, from Old French murmuration, from Latin murmuratio ('a murmuring'), from murmurare ('to murmur'), of imitative origin.

## AI Etymology
Murmuration comes from Middle English murmuracioun, from Old French murmuration, from Latin murmuratio ('a murmuring'), from murmurare ('to murmur'), of imitative origin. The etymological trail includes Latin murmuratio, Latin murmur. The same word family includes murmur, murmuring, murmurous. Its current noun use means "a flock of starlings in flight, or a low continuous sound".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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