MURMURATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

Synonyms:

murmur; murmuration; murmuring; mussitation; mutter; muttering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("murmuration" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Derivation:

murmur (speak softly or indistinctly)

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