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MURMURATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does murmuration mean? 

MURMURATION (noun)
  The noun MURMURATION has 1 sense:

1. a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speechplay

  Familiarity information: MURMURATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MURMURATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

murmur; murmuration; murmuring; mussitation; mutter; muttering

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

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Derivation:

murmur (speak softly or indistinctly)


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