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单词 murmuration
释义

murmuration

[ mur-muh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌmɜr məˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun

an act or instance of murmuring.
a flock of starlings.

Origin of murmuration

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French murmuration, from Latin murmurātiōn-, stem of murmurātiō; see origin at murmur, -ation

Words nearby murmuration

murk, murky, Murman Coast, Murmansk, murmur, murmuration, murmurous, Murom, murphy, Murphy bed, Murphy drip
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Example sentences from the Web for murmuration

  • The chalk-pit was full of sunshine and the murmuration of bees.

    The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.|John Galsworthy
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