How to pronounce murmuration
American English pronunciation
mur-muh-RAY-shun
- IPA
- /ˌmɝməˈɹeɪʃən/
- Syllables
- mur · muh · RAY · shun (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What murmuration means
A huge flock of starlings swirling together in the sky
In a sentence: At sunset, a murmuration of starlings twisted across the sky like smoke.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin murmuratio, a murmuring or grumbling. The flock sense probably comes from the sound huge groups of starlings make at dusk.
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